TLDR Dev · MISCELLANEOUS

THE MINIMUM VIABLE UNIT OF SALEABLE SOFTWARE

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The decision to build or buy software has changed, as LLMs allow for cheaper software development but still involve maintenance and oversight costs. A “zone of viability" is introduced where software must strike a balance between cost and complexity. It is more practical to buy software than to build it when prices are reasonable and rebuilding efforts are substantial.