AI Makes Adding Features Faster – So Why Not Add Just One More?
The article discusses the impact of AI on software development, particularly in feature addition. With AI tools, the time required to implement features has significantly decreased, leading to a shift in how developers evaluate the necessity of new features. This change raises challenges in maintaining project scope and prioritizing features effectively.
- ▪AI coding tools have drastically reduced the time needed to implement software features.
- ▪The traditional friction of time constraints that helped keep project scope in check has diminished.
- ▪Developers now face the challenge of deciding whether to build new features, as the cost of implementation has become much lower.
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grith/Blog/AI Makes Adding Features Faster - So Why Not Add Just One More?AI Makes Adding Features Faster - So Why Not Add Just One More?grith team·May 19, 2026·12 min read·build-in-publicShareShare on XSubmit to HNgrith is launching soonA security proxy for AI coding agents, enforced at the OS level. Register your interest to be notified when we go live.I've been shipping software professionally for somewhere north of thirty years. Field Logic (fieldlogic.uk) is the current company, grith is the current product, and at this point I've lost count of how many side projects I've started before deciding the scope was wrong and either cutting it down or quietly shelving the thing. There's a pattern to side projects that anyone who's done a few of them will recognise. You write down the MVP.
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