'Indie hacking is dead': dev argues the future is AI-era indie consulting
martyamark · x · 2026-11-11
Developer martyamark argues that with AI making it trivial for anyone to build simple web apps, indie hacking's edge is gone — and the future belongs to indie consulting, monetizing judgment and tailored services AI can't replace.
The take touches a broader debate on how individual developers should pivot their monetization as AI coding tools proliferate.
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