Building Houses and Skyscrapers

AI agents are making software more accessible for everyone. Now, with a bit of knowledge of the tools, you can build a site or an app.

But will you be able to build Google?

I think of it as an analogy to building your own house. You can do it yourself with little knowledge, but the more knowledge you have, the better the house you can build. Building a skyscraper alone, though? That’s going to be difficult.

So what are the skyscrapers of software engineering in this new era?