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Has the cost of building software dropped 90%?

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413 points martinald | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 19:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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simonw ◴[08 Dec 25 22:37 UTC] No.46198601[source]▶
The cost of writing simple code has dropped 90%.

If you can reduce a problem to a point where it can be solved by simple code you can get the rest of the solution very quickly.

Reducing a problem to a point where it can be solved with simple code takes a lot of skill and experience and is generally still quite a time-consuming process.

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1. mountainriver ◴[08 Dec 25 22:46 UTC] No.46198698[source]▶
I’ve found they are able to compose well, let it build small components and stitch them together
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2. visarga ◴[09 Dec 25 05:03 UTC] No.46201430[source]▶
That is a good approach, bottom up, manage complexity. But the general picture is - you set the direction and hold the model responsible, it does the actual work. Think of it as your work is the negative of the AI work, it writes the code, you ensure it tests that code. The better test harness you create, the better the AI works. The real task is to constrain the AI into a narrow channel of valid work.