SMRTR ProgrammingMar 17, 2026Hacker News

If you thought the code writing speed was your problem; you have bigger problems

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A VP announces AI coding assistants will boost code output 40%, but this misses the real bottleneck. Most development slowdowns happen after code is written - in PR reviews, deployments, requirements gathering, and organizational coordination. Optimizing non-bottleneck steps creates more work-in-progress, longer cycle times, and worse outcomes while dashboards show fake productivity gains.

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