The next evolution of the internet will turn users into owners — anathema to Silicon Valley’s ethos of growing larger and centralizing power at all costs.
Too often, developers carry out their work with the mindset that everything will go perfectly. This type of blind optimism can have disastrous consequences.
Platformization makes a system seem simpler by delegating how much complexity any one engineer must understand at one time. This lowers the barrier to productive contributions.
AI can be a powerful tool, but, ultimately, it’s just that: a tool. Make sure you understand its processes so that you’re the one in control of making product decisions.