The dbb1.dev Blog
Why Custom Software Now Costs 80% Less (And Ships in Weeks)
June 24, 2026
AI-agentic development compresses the expensive part of building custom software. Here is why a bespoke internal tool now costs a fraction of what it did two years ago — and ships in weeks, not quarters.
Read more →We Sell Your Time Back, Not Software
June 20, 2026
Software is the artifact. The thing you actually want is the hours it hands back to you and your team every week. That distinction changes how we scope, price, and build.
Read more →Commit-Calibrated Estimates: How We Quote in Hours, Not Vibes
June 16, 2026
A fixed price up front only works if the estimate underneath it is real. We calibrate hours against the measured velocity of comparable work — commit counts from actual repos — instead of guessing.
Read more →The Build → Develop → Maintain Lifecycle, Explained
June 12, 2026
One-time build, optional monthly development, and a light hosting retainer are three separate decisions — not one bundle. Here is how the lifecycle works and why decoupling it protects you.
Read more →Phased Delivery: Value in Week 2, Not Month 6
June 8, 2026
A six-month build where you see nothing until the end is a six-month bet. Phased delivery turns it into a series of small, usable steps — value early, course-correction throughout.
Read more →The Scope of What's Buildable Just Got a Lot Wider
June 4, 2026
Cheaper builds do not just make the same projects affordable — they make a whole class of projects worth doing that never cleared the bar before. The frontier of 'worth building' just moved.
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