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The Value of Software Development Is (near) Zero

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Jan Daniel Semrau (MFin, CAIO)
Mar 02, 2026
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Let me start by saying something that might be seen as provocative.

What if the value of writing software has collapsed to zero?

Not the value of software or SaaS companies. Their death might be greatly exaggerated. They still remain with enormous profit margins and multi-year enterprise contracts.

But the act of writing it manually might very well be.

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