Indie dev ships SaaS with AI coding but can't explain his own architecture
Excellent-Wheel7769 · reddit · 2026-09-02
An indie developer building an invoice-automation SaaS says AI coding tools saved him hours, but he now realizes he can't explain loadbearing architectural decisions the AI made. He argues AI lets you outrun your own comprehension faster than the understanding gap closes.
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