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Read →Gergely Orosz noted that companies are paying a premium for engineers who generate better software faster with AI. That signal is real. But AI-amplified speed still doesn't eliminate the plumbing problem — the months of foundational infrastructure before a single business-differentiating feature ships. The math on that hasn't changed.
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