AI FOMO: How Not to Fall Behind in AI Development

No, this is not the name of another product (although now I'm thinking about it), but rather a reflection on FOMO in the context of using AI tools.

This blog started with entries about Copilot, which immediately speeded up my work. However, recently we are on the verge of a qualitative shift not only in product development, but also in many other areas. I keep my finger on the pulse and try to follow all the news in the AI ​​field, but as you know, things change VERY quickly. You feel like Matthew McConaughey's character explaining to young DiCaprio what it's like to work on the stock exchange.

My report from a year ago at BeeTech is not that outdated, but the approaches that seemed productive then will no longer provide the same efficiency that is available with current solutions.

Sometimes it seems that we are behind some countries, but at least not by years, but rather by months. Vibe coding, MCP, Micro SaaS, solo founder, AI-first startups, indie hacking - my X feed is almost always filled with similar topics that cause FOMO: why am I not developing products right now?

Over time, I came to the conclusion that behind most of these launches there are more stories of "Fake it till you make it" than real successes. And then my FOMO turned into JOMO because despite some delay, we have the opportunity to create a better product or service by taking into account the mistakes of others.

I haven't been to Japan yet, but I heard that micro-businesses are very developed there, which can serve only a couple of people a day. It seems to me that in the near future we will see a similar picture on the Internet. SaaS and Enterprise solutions that try to solve all your problems for a lot of money (and most of the functions of which you don't use) will fade into the background. And the first to come will be solutions that cover a narrow but specific need. Thanks to AI agents, we will be able to connect them into a single workflow.

After my report last year, I was asked the question: "Will programmers be needed?" I replied that yes, but only if they do not give up AI assistants.

If I answer this question now: I believe in a good future and it seems to me that programmers will remain in demand. The only question is how much their work will change.

Until product owners find out about vibe coding, developers can sleep peacefully. But it won't last long.