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My impression is that AI coding is on a "pick two of three" triangle: scope, ship speed, and correctness. Small tools are (speed + correctness) fast prototypes are (speed + scope) and big projects are (scope + correctness). Every project that tries to be all three degrades to "fast prototype."

I mean, this was coding before AI tools, right? They’re an accelerator, not a sea change.

Definitely, probably the interesting thing is that the acceleration doesn't seem to somehow distribute equally. I think probably because the scope has gone way up

it has a real ability to hyperscale scope creep. scope... blitzcreep? scope sprint? the scopocalypse?

Gives you the ability to vastly extend your coding on two fronts at high speed until you get bogged down in the siege of Leningrad.