AI-assisted coding is reshaping how we think about development economics.

Here's a real case: someone with zero coding background built a full advent calendar application in days. Not weeks. Days. The result? Tens of thousands of users flooded in, generating over 1 million image uploads.

Total infrastructure cost? $230.

Let that sink in. Traditional development would've burned through that budget in hosting fees alone within hours. The gap between what's now possible and what was possible five years ago keeps widening. This isn't just a productivity boost anymore—it's a fundamental shift in how software economics work.