This is a fascinating perspective — and honestly, it feels like one of those shifts we’ll only fully recognize in hindsight. The idea that software development could transition from months of coordination and engineering overhead to rapid iteration with small, high-leverage teams is both exciting and a little uncomfortable.
The 90% cost reduction isn’t just about efficiency — it’s about access. If the barrier to shipping software drops this dramatically, we’re likely standing at the edge of a new wave of innovation driven not just by engineers, but by domain specialists who previously couldn’t justify the investment.
The most interesting takeaway here is that technical mastery may become less of the moat, while contextual and domain intelligence becomes the real differentiator. That flips the traditional power structure in tech.
2026 might really be the year where “build fast, throw away, rebuild smarter” becomes normal instead of reckless.
Curious to see how fast organizations adapt — and who gets left behind simply because they assumed disruption would arrive slower.
Fair indicators, although I'd say the fresh user account and the lack of any concrete meanings in the statements are even more telling.
Saying this partly in self-defense – as a human who likes using en dashes and ellipses in my manual writing…
Besides, I wonder why people do this. What's the motivation? Is there some way of financially profiting from writing comments on HN that I'm unaware of?
The 90% cost reduction isn’t just about efficiency — it’s about access. If the barrier to shipping software drops this dramatically, we’re likely standing at the edge of a new wave of innovation driven not just by engineers, but by domain specialists who previously couldn’t justify the investment.
The most interesting takeaway here is that technical mastery may become less of the moat, while contextual and domain intelligence becomes the real differentiator. That flips the traditional power structure in tech.
2026 might really be the year where “build fast, throw away, rebuild smarter” becomes normal instead of reckless.
Curious to see how fast organizations adapt — and who gets left behind simply because they assumed disruption would arrive slower.