Ask HN: Is AI the final nail in the coffin for solo developers?
I guess making a decent living for solo developers from either apps or games was already extremely difficult. But with agentic coding, I feel it has now become almost impossible. That has also kind of removed my interest in side projects too, because there is probably no more chance of making any money from them, unless you are good at marketing. What is the opinion here? 4 comments on Hacker News.
I guess making a decent living for solo developers from either apps or games was already extremely difficult. But with agentic coding, I feel it has now become almost impossible. That has also kind of removed my interest in side projects too, because there is probably no more chance of making any money from them, unless you are good at marketing. What is the opinion here?
I guess making a decent living for solo developers from either apps or games was already extremely difficult. But with agentic coding, I feel it has now become almost impossible. That has also kind of removed my interest in side projects too, because there is probably no more chance of making any money from them, unless you are good at marketing. What is the opinion here? 4 comments on Hacker News.
I guess making a decent living for solo developers from either apps or games was already extremely difficult. But with agentic coding, I feel it has now become almost impossible. That has also kind of removed my interest in side projects too, because there is probably no more chance of making any money from them, unless you are good at marketing. What is the opinion here?
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