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If you thought code writing speed was your problem you have bigger problems
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AI coding tools are optimising the wrong thing and nobody wants to hear it. Writing code was already fast. The bottleneck is everything else: unclear requirements, review queues, terrified deploy cultures, and an org chart that needs six meetings to decide what colour the button should be.
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- Praise: Using AI tools like Claude Code allows developers to focus on high-level intent, freeing up time for other important tasks, similar to how a dishwasher saves time on chores.
- Praise: The ability to experiment quickly with ideas and refactors using AI agents can lead to valuable insights and innovations, enhancing the development process.
- Concern: Faster coding may lead to building the wrong solutions more quickly, which can exacerbate misunderstandings of the core problem rather than resolving them.
- Concern: There is a concern that speeding up code writing could increase review times, potentially negating any productivity gains and complicating workflows.