Penny University hosts software factory discussion; dev shares $40/mo vendor-agnostic AI stack

JnBrymn · x · 2026-10-16

AI engineer JnBrymn is hosting a "software factories" breakout at Penny University, an AI-focused co-working group, next Tuesday at 10 AM Central. His own setup: avoid vendor lock-in by routing through a harness (OpenRouter-style) that lets him switch freely between a $20/mo OpenAI account, a $20/mo Anthropic account, and small pay-as-you-go spend on open-source models — arguing that with everything moving this fast, committing to one model or harness isn't worth it.

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