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MTAR 61: AI Coding and the Business of Open Source
If AI makes software easier to build, what makes it worth paying for?
Lev Kokotov, creator of PgDog, joins JD for a conversation about building an open source business when writing code is becoming easier to automate. Lev uses AI daily, but sees the value of his work in the experience needed to operate software that customers depend on. That raises a practical question: when does building something yourself make sense, and when is a supported product worth the money?
PgDog brings that question into focus. Drawing on his experience at Instacart, Lev explains his approach to scaling PostgreSQL…
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