TLDR Dev · OPINIONS & ADVICE

YOU CANNOT OUTSOURCE UNDERSTANDING

russmiles.substack.com6 min read

Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

Businesses often try to eliminate developers, believing they can achieve software benefits without them, but this approach consistently fails. The core issue is that software development isn't just about production, it's about understanding and adapting to complex business needs, which cannot be outsourced, automated, or abstracted away.