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  • Cliff538Cliff538@thecanadian.social
    Oct 8, 2026, 3:01 PM

    This is a massive, economy-shaping time. I look at all the custom software people are putting out. I have spun up several custom data boards for a home server and a custom web based editor for blog posting, which is small potatoes. You just know, small and medium sized businesses are building their own in-house software not only because it’s cheaper, but because it’s ultra-customized to how they use it, something many large corporate software solutions don't even allow. (2/3)
    @mike

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  • Cliff538Cliff538@thecanadian.social
    Oct 8, 2026, 3:01 PM

    I have friends in the hotel business and the amount of money they pay monthly for their reservation system is mind boggling and they can’t even customize it.

    This reverse-engineering angle intrigues me; I’ll have to read up more about it. (3/3)
    @mike

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  • Mike Frasermike@thecanadian.social
    Oct 8, 2026, 3:10 PM

    @Cliff538 It's not technically difficult either, although you need to know how to steer the AI and test the results. But you simply start by saying make a thing that's like this thing.. I guarantee a lot of small business owners are crafting their own software right now because as you say it's both bespoke to them and far cheaper.

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