If you thought the code writing speed was your problem; you have bigger problems
← Back to blogIf you thought the speed of writing code was your problem – you have bigger problemsAndrew Murphy·2026-03-17·13 min readIt’s Tuesday morning. Your VP of Engineering is standing in front of a slide deck, vibrating with the kind of excitement usually reserved for people who just discovered cryptocurrency in 2017. They’ve just come back from a conference. Or maybe a vendor dinner. Three glasses of pinot noir and a demo, and now they have news.”We’re rolling out AI coding assistants across every team. Early numbers show a 40% increase in code output. This is going to transform our velocity.”The room does that thing where half the people nod along and the other half develop a sudden interest in their laptops. Your staff engineer is doing that face. You know the face – it’s…
