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Ask HN: Is AI the final nail in the coffin for solo developers?

4•sarbajitsaha•1h ago
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?

Comments

delaminator•1h ago
You think that the force multiplier is going to make you less able to express your force?

I've made things with Claude I wouldn't begin to do on my own.

Okay I've not made any money out of it, surely you always needed to be good at marketing. Or did you mean advertising?

chvid•1h ago
Marketing has always been what makes or brakes a project.

You can (possibly) do more now or do new things now.

(And AI is also disrupting marketing if that makes you feel any better.)

upmind•24m ago
As much as people like to say, I don't think ideas are cheap. The best e.g., indie games didn't succeed just because of great execution but also great ideas and a good vision. I still think that holds true today. Happy building!
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