Seth's Blog : Disposable software

Disposable software

Even though it’s invisible, easily transported and weightless, software used to stick around. It took years to architect and build a complex bit of software, and thousands of people to help maintain it. Even a complex website could be seen as a durable technical asset.

Now, with Claude Code on everyone’s desk, new software is often easier to write than old software is to maintain.

No one gives a second thought to disposable cups or bottles–and we’re in the midst of an explosion of temporary and disposable software that will dwarf what came before.

And yet, one thing persists: The network.

When an organization is at the center of a network, it doesn’t matter if a competitor makes a fresh new piece of software. The network sticks around.

A vibrant network is more valuable than ever. People like us are here, doing things like this. Why would we go over there?