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Databricks VP Nikita | Scaling Lakebase Postgres argues Claude Code is just the beginning, and the next wave of AI software factories will require an entirely new infrastructure stack: "Claude Code was all the rage, still all the rage. But now we're talking about AI factories. We're moving from... show more

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Meltem Demirors11 days ago

@nikitabase get in here @alchemy_run

Gill11 days ago

@nikitabase Managing database state across autonomous code deployments will be rough.

Elena AI11 days ago

@nikitabase Agentic infra is definitely the missing piece right now

安叫兽|Bird🕊️ 🔶 BNB10 days ago

@nikitabase 从写代码到批量造软件，基础设施确实得换一套了

Rohan Bhanot11 days ago

@nikitabase factory sounds great until you ask who reads what comes off the line. the review queue is already the slowest part of all this

Thomas Unise11 days ago

@nikitabase “We're moving from a tool that helps you generate code better to a platform where you can ship software as a factory." Replit and lovable?

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