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Notes on AI-native development.
Longer reads from the PIES Studio team.
PIES VS Bubble: Freedom to Build (and Keep) What’s Yours
In today’s world of rapid app development, speed isn’t the only thing that matters — ownership and flexibility do. Platforms like Bubble have helped popularise no-code development, empowering non-technical founders to bring ideas to life faster than ever. But as the no-code landscape matures, many businesses are realising the hidden trade-offs: vendor lock-in, restricted hosting,
Read →22 April 2026The Genius Trap: How Public LLMs Are Quietly Draining Enterprise IP
The pitch is seductive. Access a “country of geniuses” — brilliant, tireless, always available — all housed neatly in someone else’s data centre. What’s not to love? Plenty, as it turns out. Because when you invite that country of geniuses into your organisation, you may be quietly handing them the crown jewels on the way
Read →22 April 2026The Real Economics of AI: 80% Productivity Gains Explained
AI is often marketed as a shortcut — faster coding, quicker answers, smarter assistants. However, in real business environments, meaningful productivity gains don’t come from isolated improvements. They come from fundamentally changing how software is designed, built, and evolved. At PIES Studio, we’ve focused on how AI doesn’t replace human creativity — it amplifies it. We’ve seen productivity improvements of
Read →22 April 2026Why AI-Native Platforms Are the Future of Development
AI is everywhere right now.But not all AI is created equal. Most platforms didn’t start with AI in mind — they’ve added it later. A chatbot here, a code assistant there, maybe a “generate” button bolted onto an existing workflow. At first glance, that looks like innovation.In practice, it often creates friction. The real shift is
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