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> code output is rarely the reason why projects that I worked on are delayed This is very true at large enterprises. The pre-coding tasks [0] and the post-codi
by pards 1y ago
> code output is rarely the reason why projects that I worked on are delayed
This is very true at large enterprises. The pre-coding tasks [0] and the post-coding tasks [1] account for the majority of elapsed time that it takes for a feature to go from inception to production.
The theory of constraints says that optimizations made to a step that's not the bottleneck will only make the actual bottleneck worse.
AI is no match for a well-established bureaucracy.
[0]: architecture reviews, requirements gathering, story-writing
[1]: infrastructure, multiple phases of testing, ops docs, sign-offs
- xen2xen1 1y agoInteresting point, does that mean AI with favor startup or startup like places? New tools often seem to favor less established and smaller places.
- szundi 1y ago[dead]
- mountainriver 1y agoDisagree it’s normally the integration and alignment of systems that takes a long time e.g. you are forced to use X product but their missing a feature you need to wait on