Hex pivots early: low-code studios become indefensible once AI writes all code
lak_luster · x · 2026-11-01
The author argues that once AI writes 100% of code, low-code "studios"—whether for web apps or AI agents—stop being a defensible product category, since visual builders mainly lowered the coding barrier that AI now removes. Data-tooling company Hex is pivoting early in response, a brief but pointed take on how AI coding reshapes SaaS categories.
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