There’s a fundamental math problem baked into most professional services firms: if you’re billing by the hour, your revenue is capped by the number of humans you employ and the number of hours in a day.
While Replit excels in rapid prototyping, it wasn’t built to run production-grade software—at least not yet. When performance, security, and scalability start to matter, it’s time to involve real engineers.
Used thoughtfully, AI can help engineers move faster, but it should never replace deep domain knowledge, security, and reliability overseen by seasoned developers.
