AI is making niche software viable

I completely agree. I've built dozens of niche apps just for myself, and I think I'm one of the culprits in lowering the barrier even further I built Apargon to run them: https://github.com/Orcaryn/Apargon

It isn't just making indie software viable, it's creating a strong market (unsure if it's profitable) of solopreneurs that are now able to have a whole team of agents to design, build, and validate their ideas with very small budgets.

For example, I've been working on commodifying self-hosting for the past 10 years, and whilst there are numerous attempts of the same and healthy competition, there isn't quite anything that I would consider remotely close to what I invision. With Claude Code over the past year I've been able to 10x the progress and get to the point where hopefully by end of year (2026) I'll have my first batch run and realize my dream.

It's great!