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AI Made Coding Cheaper. So Why Is Building Software Still So Expensive?

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I can generate a full authentication flow with a database schema, API routes, and unit tests in under 30 seconds. I can refactor a messy component into clean React hooks with one prompt. I can ask an AI to explain a complex regex, and it will break it down for me line by line. So why did my last "s…

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  1. 2026-10-21 19:42 · DEV Community — AI
    AI Made Coding Cheaper. So Why Is Building Software Still So Expensive?

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