What We Learned Deploying Builder Platform Code to Real Traffic

The Gap Between "Built" and "Production-Ready" When Using AI Builders You ship a feature in Lovable in two hours. It works. Users can click buttons, forms submit, data appears. You feel productive. Then someone asks: "Where does this actually live? Can we roll back if something breaks? Who owns the database?" That's when you hit the wall most founders don't talk about. AI builders optimize for iteration speed, not infrastructure ownership. They're excellent at that job.