The true cost of software lies in its long-term maintenance and adaptation to reality rather than its initial creation.

AI makes creating software incredibly fast and cheap. Yet, the hardest part of software is not the launch. It is survival. Real systems must adapt to shifting regulations, security threats, and bizarre human behavior. Software is not a single moment; it is a long-term relationship. Most people do not want to become software maintainers. They just want their tools to work.