Two misconceptions in the REA era: software isn't dead, coding is
AlchainHust · x · 2026-10-12
- Misconception 1: "software is dead" is wrong — only the skill of writing code is dead; software as a service spans far more than code.
- Misconception 2: assuming you can profit by using REA to reverse-engineer paid software. Some do make money replicating products, but the reason they profit is never the replication itself.
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