AI coding agents shift build-versus-buy decisions

The author argues that the rise of AI coding agents fundamentally shifts the enterprise build-versus-buy equation by lowering the cost of writing software below the cost of configuring complex third-party SaaS products. With agents acting as both a build plane and a control plane, organizations can build custom solutions tailored to their exact needs rather than shouldering the complexity burden of generic tools. The author illustrates this by replacing a static site generator with a custom Python publishing script driven by an agent. Open article →