Has the cost of building software just dropped 90%?
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A veteran developer argues that agentic AI coding tools are creating a once-in-a-generation shift in software economics, reducing project timelines from months to weeks through massive labor cost reductions. While this creates latent demand for more software projects, domain knowledge becomes the key differentiator for developers who embrace these tools rather than resist them.
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