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AI coding optimization bottlenecks shift to other development stages

A user on Mastodon shared a quote suggesting that optimizing only the coding aspect of software development with AI does not necessarily speed up the entire system. The bottleneck then shifts to other areas like open pull requests, unverified changes, or deployment issues, leading to a buildup of "inventory" in the development process. AI

IMPACT Highlights that AI's impact on development speed is limited by other system bottlenecks.

RANK_REASON User commentary on AI impact on software development bottlenecks.

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AI coding optimization bottlenecks shift to other development stages

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https:// mastodon.social/@ethauvin/1175 94041865269476 „…a system moves at the speed of its bottleneck, and speeding up anything else just piles up inventor

    RE: https:// mastodon.social/@ethauvin/1175 94041865269476 „…a system moves at the speed of its bottleneck, and speeding up anything else just piles up inventory in front of it. AI optimised the coding part, which for most teams was never the only constraint. That’s why the inven…