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johnj-hnyesterday at 7:45 PM5 repliesview on HN

Perhaps. I think AI changes the equation here. Honestly, AI changes what "solo developer" even means.


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JamesSwiftyesterday at 9:53 PM

No, AI dials up the OPs axiom to 11. Heavily leveraging AI for dev is going to accelerate you as a solo dev but you will hit serious friction trying to scale to more than the individual.

lelanthranyesterday at 7:51 PM

> Perhaps. I think AI changes the equation here. Honestly, AI changes what "solo developer" even means.

I disagree; it's even more obvious with AI that, with AI, a solo dev can go even faster, but still, with AI, you need a team to go further.

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satvikpendemyesterday at 9:57 PM

I agree. If everyone on my team is just prompting agents, why would I spend money on their salary when I can use that for tokens instead? No one has yet given a good answer for this question when I've asked before.

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the_gipsyyesterday at 9:53 PM

With AI, we can go... somewhere?

jambalaya8yesterday at 7:57 PM

I agree. It sure does change what it means.