Why AI Won't Replace Web Developers (Reality Check)

While VCs like Chris Sacca claim "we're super f*cked" and that AI will eliminate the need for developers, I'm not convinced. AI won't replace the thoughtful product development a skilled programmer can bring to a SaaS.

To me, this "AI will build your app for you" hype feels like previously failed predictions around no code, open source alternatives, "once.com," deploy to Heroku, etc...

Chapters:

00:00 Chris Sacca's dire prediction to ‪@timferriss‬ about AI replacing coding
02:23 Brian Casel: In the future, will everyone just use AI to build their own little apps?
02:42 Tyler King: Is this wave of AI hype similar to the no-code wave?
03:22 The limitations of cobbled-together products
04:40 Colleen Schnettler: AI's limitations with integrated, systems level thinking
05:22 Historical parallel: the threat of open source alternatives
06:12 The Once.com experiment and self-hosting challenges
07:40 Problems with AI-generated code maintenance
08:49 Why great software requires human decision-making
09:35 AI's current limitations in end-to-end creation

💭 What's your experience with AI coding tools? Have they helped or created more problems? Share below!

👀 Read my post on this topic: "AI isn't going to build your startup"
https://justinjackson.ca/ai-build-saas

★ More about me: ★
I'm Justin Jackson. I founded https://transistor.fm (a podcast hosting and analytics platform) with Jon Buda.

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