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AI Makes Code Cheap, But Judgment and Architecture More Valuable
The article argues that generative AI has made writing code nearly free, shifting value to engineering judgment, specifications, and architecture. It introduces Spec Driven Development and FOCUS Architecture as methodologies to manage complexity in AI-assisted development. The author emphasizes that thinking, not typing, is now the bottleneck.
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The piece is essentially a pitch for the author's own books, but the core insight—that AI shifts value from code production to design and clarity—is valid and worth discussing.
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