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Reviews have become expensive, rewrites have become cheap
The decreasing cost of code generation via AI shifts the value of engineering away from initial drafting toward thorough review and refinement.
What: Ishmeet Bindra notes that as iteration and rewriting become near-instant, the ability to architect correctly the first time becomes the primary competitive advantage.
Why it matters: This signals a shift in the developer skillset: high-velocity prompt engineering is becoming secondary to deep system design and code maintenance capabilities.
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Preparation is more valuable, and the cost of iterating is lower.
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