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Custom Software Used to Be a Luxury. Now It’s a Competitive Advantage.

Custom software used to cost six figures and take a year. Now one experienced engineer with AI tools can build it in weeks. The math changed.

Product Engineering · April 20, 2026 · 11 min read

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Custom Software Used to Be a Luxury. Now It’s a Competitive Advantage.

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