What was previously Google's biggest strength might prevent it from innovating in the future — Diseconomies of Scale at Google With the future of AI-assisted code writing, the cost of bespoke architecture is even more costly. The idea is simple — best-of-breed engineering teams (like at Google) built bespoke technology stacks years ahead of the industry. As time passed, open-source caught up, albeit with an incompatible but only slightly different API.
The New Tax on Engineering Against the Grain
The New Tax on Engineering Against the Grain
The New Tax on Engineering Against the Grain
What was previously Google's biggest strength might prevent it from innovating in the future — Diseconomies of Scale at Google With the future of AI-assisted code writing, the cost of bespoke architecture is even more costly. The idea is simple — best-of-breed engineering teams (like at Google) built bespoke technology stacks years ahead of the industry. As time passed, open-source caught up, albeit with an incompatible but only slightly different API.