Nick Rempel(@nbrempel):I've been waffling on this concept The more I think about it the more I think this is incorrect. Software is not dead It's the same thinking as the infamous HN comment on the Dropbox launch. The barrier is lower than it has ever been to create software. But the barrier was never the thing stopping every single person creating their own software. If you're selling developer tools, your audience might shrink. But otherwise I don't think we'll see the market shrink as much as we think.

2026.10.12 02:09

I've been waffling on this concept The more I think about it the more I think this is incorrect. Software is not dead It's the same thinking as the infamous HN comment on the Dropbox launch. The barrier is lower than it has ever been to create software. But the barrier was never the thing stopping every single person creating their own software. If you're selling developer tools, your audience might shrink. But otherwise I don't think we'll see the market shrink as much as we think.