The Weekend Gold Rush and the Graveyard It Leaves Behind

Short summary

An opinion piece drawing parallels between the current AI hype cycle and past technology gold rushes (web, mobile apps, blockchain), arguing that 90% of AI wrapper projects will fail because they skip engineering fundamentals. The author contends that clean architecture, error handling, security, testing, and customer conversations matter more than ever when barriers to building drop. The core thesis: new technology makes good engineering more important, not less.

• •AI gold rush mirrors past hype cycles (web, mobile, blockchain) — 90% will fail
• •Success requires engineering fundamentals: architecture, security, testing, cost management
• •New technology doesn't obsolete good engineering; it makes it more critical

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