Coding models now make niche software nearly free to build, down to the details
nabla_theta · x · 2026-09-25
- The author argues that setting aside AI existential risk debates, coding models have quietly transformed software creation.
- Niche software that never would have existed can now be built "for close to free."
- Quality can extend down to small details in a way that previously required painstaking effort.
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