The Final Bottleneck

3 months ago

Historically, writing code was slower than reviewing code, but now the pace of code creation is overwhelming.
Open source and internal projects are struggling with an unsustainable number of pull requests, leading to confusion and inefficiency.
The industrial revolution's textile industry parallels current software engineering bottlenecks, where solving one bottleneck reveals another.
Automation in code writing necessitates automation in code review to maintain pace, but human accountability remains a challenge.
The increasing speed of code creation raises questions about sustainability and the future role of human engineers in accountability.
Despite advancements, human engineers remain the bottleneck due to the need for accountability in software development.

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