Yacine: After AI I commit less code but write far more words
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-20
AI tooling developer Yacine shares a counterintuitive observation: since adopting AI, he commits far less code while writing much more. The takeaway is that in the AI coding era, a developer's core work shifts from typing code to articulating intent, planning, and reviewing in natural language — clear writing is becoming the new bottleneck.
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