You can just build it

Not enough software developers have understood the seismic change in the industry. That complex problem you’ve struggled with? That app idea you had? That trivial little utility you’ve always wanted but would have taken too much effort to build? That stupid game you thought of just a second ago as a joke? You can just build it! You don’t have to start a company. It’s not the beginning of an open source project. You don’t need to recruit anyone else to help. You don’t need to find users. You don’t need to sell it. You don’t need to market it. You don’t even need to spend time planning it. If you need software this afternoon, you can just magic it into existence in the morning. Building software has gone from an age of stonemasons slowly and painstakingly chipping away at blocks of granite, which an army of men needed to extract from the ground and transport to their location. Now we’re overseeing an IKEA factory that’s putting out useful, well-designed furniture at a price you can…