MCP itself wasn’t the problem. Treating MCP integrations as nearly free infrastructure was. Two integrations, two unexpected resource costs, and one old EliteDesk made the operational cost of another abstraction very audible.
The Layers
The first 3 layers determine whether we can build something correctly.
The Builder Layer - Part 1: ACTAI did not replace software engineers. It removed some of their hiding places. As
AI did not replace software engineers. It removed some of their hiding places. As execution gets cheaper, the bottleneck moves up: coordination, judgment, and system design.
🤖3 years ago I've been starting this blog and made a promise avoiding AI content here. Things are changing, yet I don't want to give up on the promises.
