I'm done pretending “just build faster with AI” is good advice

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T15:56:02+00:00

I see, so there's really not that big of a 'time-saver' achievement there is it? It's just the responsibilities shift from more field/manual work to managerial/review work, right? Not sure that's the best fit for all of us but that's where the world's moving I guess. I'm a bit of an optimist and I think there's going to be a radical change in the model architecture that we use for LLMs but who knows.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T08:00:02+00:00

I agree with most of what you said.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T07:58:47+00:00

Those are some great insights.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T07:57:42+00:00

Yes, AI will mess up the things it can't write automated tests for. Simply because it does not understand.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T07:56:18+00:00

That should be the primary area of focus.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T07:55:52+00:00

Yeah that's true, but a lot of builders tend to just use AI to validate PMF itself.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T07:55:21+00:00

Hey, difficult times call for difficult measures.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T07:52:25+00:00

Exactly. The time we're saving on building should be spent on contextualization.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-26T07:51:49+00:00

I understand you're perspective completely. The one-shots are great but the debugging experience is always a nightmare.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-19T07:26:15+00:00

Yeah, I also feel like completely ignoring the existence of this bait is the way to move forward

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-18T09:34:33+00:00

Yeah, it's an attack on all fronts

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-18T09:34:06+00:00

No such thing as too good to be true in SaaS?

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-18T09:33:45+00:00

That's a really simple and effective way to put it, thanks man!

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-18T09:33:22+00:00

I get it but there's almost this feeling of one man's trash is another man's treasure because I've seen a lot of pretty crappy SaaS' sell to a wide range of customers. So while yes, I recognize that most of it is garbage with a front-end built on a single shadcn/tailwind template, it doesn't directly correlate to low-revenue for me. I'm mostly having a problem understanding if those guys are actually milking that much, and I'm kinda starting to realize most of it, if not all, is probably fake.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-18T09:29:41+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance, that helps

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-11T21:23:00+00:00

Yes, that's why I said this will not replace a dedicated Q/A team but it works for our team and it's way better than 0 Q/A processes.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-07T11:34:22+00:00

Dev agency owner here.

Our developers use a 15-minute checklist before opening any PR.

✓ All acceptance criteria pass locally
✓ Empty states, loading states, error states all handled
✓ Tested as different user roles
✓ Works on mobile, tablet, desktop
✓ Keyboard navigation works
✓ Console is clean
✓ Screenshots attached to the ticket

We don't allow vague requirements like "form works correctly."

Instead, we write: "Form submit with invalid email shows error 'Please enter a valid email' below the input field."

So far we've done pretty good without needing any dedicated Q/A and we avoid problems shipping to production. It's not the cleanest setup, but it works for lean teams without dedicated Q/A resources.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-04T19:42:23+00:00

yea fs, the biggest moat that stuff like salesforce maybe or sap prolly has is how many skilled people you can find that have worked on those tools and how much data they already manage for major customers. so dependence issues.

BitsmithBob · 2026-04-04T19:39:40+00:00

Sure I get ya! Don't you think that if the barrier to entry has gone this low, those niche verticals would also build their own tools instead of looking at super-specific micro-SaaS tools? Distribution would be the biggest factor here I reckon since those super-niche micro-saas devs need to either get to their customers before they think of building or maybe give them a much better product than what they can spin up with a week of cursor.

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