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epiccolemanyesterday at 2:29 PM1 replyview on HN

thanks for sharing, that's an interesting perspective actually. It's easy for us "pro devs" to kind of ignore platforms like Replit as "training wheels." I look at it and think "why would I use that, I have all my own stuff set up the way I like it locally".

But us older guys (i'm not that old, 34, but still) can easily forget how valuable and exciting it is to have tools that make the publication / deploy easy. It's cool to hear what the younger, less experienced crowd gravitates towards in the modern dev tool landscape. Thanks for sharing!


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echelonyesterday at 2:48 PM

How long do those customers stay customers?

Are their customers making money?

Will they be able to build retention?

I've got this question of every platform like this - Lovable, etc.

Cursor and IDE tools and models cater to a smaller audience, but they're sticky, repeat customers, big spenders.

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