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Ben Halpern
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The software industry is ready to grow

I don't spend a lot of time on the X these days, but I think this perspective is worth linking:

I believe we're working through a scary middle for tech companies where the only thing they can think to do with AI is cutting costs. But I think tooling is getting there to the point where there will be renewed growth — for developers with a handle on how to leverage their skills and knowledge for AI-driven development.

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klement Gunndu

The scary middle might last longer than expected — most teams I have seen are not blocked by tooling maturity, they are blocked by not knowing what to build differently when AI handles the grunt work.

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Ben Halpern

Yes, I would think that — but the above info does show empirical evidence that the tide is shifting.

In theory the market rewards the companies that can figure this stuff out.

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Ben Halpern

I might rephrase to say we're already growing — but I think growth is ready to accelerate.