Your problem has a shape. Your software should fit it.
Custom-built software is no longer just for big companies. Scroll down and I’ll show you.
Before
Back then, an off-the-shelf product almost fit.
You paid for what was left over, month after month. And you made up for what was missing by changing the way you worked.
A custom one did fit, but it was expensive.
It only paid off for big projects with big budgets.
Now
Now it fits, and it pays off at a small scale.
AI has made building cheaper and faster. A specific problem now justifies its own piece. And the piece is yours.
What hasn’t changed
But the hard part was never writing code.
Writing code is making the piece. The hard part is drawing the outline right: understanding the problem and deciding what goes in and what doesn’t.
AI makes the piece faster. It doesn’t draw the outline for you.
If the problem is misunderstood, the piece won’t fit, however fast it’s made. That’s why you still have to test, listen and adjust.
Where I think it’s heading
More and more people are making their own piece with AI.
That’s good news. A prototype like that shows very clearly what’s needed.
I think the value will be in making it solid and taking responsibility for it.
Secure, maintainable and able to stand up to real use. From start to finish.
This is an opinion, not a prediction.
Is this for you?
Not everything needs to be custom.
If your problem is a standard shape, a standard piece fits better. Part of the job is telling the difference. You go first:
Pick the answer closest to your situation.
Then use it.
If your problem is a standard shape, a standard piece will fit, and it’ll work out better and cheaper than anything custom. No need to email me. If it ever falls short, you know where to find me.
That’s the most common case.
You pay for what’s left over and you’re missing exactly what matters. Tell me what’s missing.
Email hello@klykov.coTell me about it.
The first step will be drawing the outline right: understanding the problem before writing a single line of code.
Email hello@klykov.coThat’s a good start.
A prototype explains what you want better than any document. Tell me what it does and where it falls short.
Email hello@klykov.coGot a problem no product quite solves?
Tell me about it. Or show me that prototype that almost works.
or message me on LinkedIn
I’m Konstantin Klykov, and I’ve been a web developer since 2015. I work with AI models every day. I care about building things that are easy to use, easy to maintain and genuinely useful.