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AI is collapsing the cost to build software. The big vendors are scrambling to respond — but the playbook they’re reaching for is 50 years old. From personalized monoliths to carrier wars, here’s how the enterprise software industry is about to replay history.
I recently wrote about how AI coding assistants are changing the build vs. buy equation, arguing that the traditional “buy first” approach is becoming outdated. But theory is one thing, practice is another. This week, I lived that theory. I completely rebuilt a production AI system with Claude Code in less than a week – and experienced what felt like the future of software development. This wasn’t just faster coding; it was a fundamentally different way …
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For most of my career, the build vs. buy decision in software has leaned heavily toward buy, especially in the enterprise. It is understandable. Buy is faster. Buy is safer. Buy comes with support, training, and a roadmap. But lately, I have been rethinking that bias. More accurately, AI coding assistants are forcing me to. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and others have fundamentally shifted the landscape. We are entering a world where build is no longer …