Did AI just kill the business of coding?

That title is deliberately dramatic—but is it wrong?

I’m a scientist who codes as a hobby. In a few weeks, with AI, I’ve built more usable web tools than I once imagined creating in years.

And I’m not special. Thousands of new websites, calculators, apps and micro-SaaS products now appear for every imaginable problem.

If anyone can turn an idea into software before lunch, building is no longer the barrier. Soon, why maintain old software when an agent can simply rebuild it?

So what remains valuable: distribution, trust, proprietary data, taste, community—or nothing?

Are coders becoming superpowered product creators, or are we watching the economic value of code collapse in real time?

I’m fascinated. And slightly terrified. Which side are you on?