The cognitive bottleneck: rethinking velocity for AI-assisted development
The article discusses the shift from traditional coding to agentic coding in software development. It highlights how this transition changes the developer's role to that of an orchestrator and reviewer, impacting velocity estimations. The focus now shifts from implementation speed to the cognitive complexity involved in reviewing AI-generated code.
- ▪Moving to agentic coding requires developers to adopt new roles as orchestrators and reviewers.
- ▪Traditional agile velocity estimations are no longer applicable as the time to write code becomes less significant.
- ▪The cognitive capacity to review AI-generated code has become the primary bottleneck in the development process.
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| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/mrpercival/the-cognitive-bottleneck-rethinking-velocity-for-ai-assisted-development-2kjg |
| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 02:25:54 +0000 |
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