[torlok]

This is basically why I buy the tech dip. When you pay for software, you pay for infrastructure, expertise, QA, consumer relations, having staff on call, etc. It was always possible to replace enterprise software by 2 guys coding a product in 6 months, but you still need everything around the code before serious clients will want to work with you, and at that point you're a regular software company. All these vibe coded products are one untested push away from getting dropped.

[SunshineTheCat]

This is exactly right.

You know what's funny, less than a week ago I signed up for Basecamp.

Could I have asked Codex/Claude to whip me up a Basecamp clone with the exact features I want?

Of course. Do I want to deal with managing that codebase, even with AI? No.

The problem has been solved and the $15/mo. is well worth the time I will save not having to deal with managing that codebase and can instead focus my attention on things that bring in revenue.

[baxtr]

+ the domain expertise collected from multiple clients

From a market perspective bundling this into SaaS players is more efficient.

But: AI might enable niche applications which were to expensive to capture thus far