Genie: Death of the Iron Triangle?

Can AI coding assistants break the project constraints triangle?

The traditional project iron triangle forces tradeoffs between speed, cost, and quality. AI pair programming may fundamentally alter this constraint by automating routine coding work, but only if teams understand what actually changes — and what still requires human judgment.

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Questions this essay answers

  • Does AI-assisted development let you escape the speed-cost-quality tradeoff?
  • What parts of software delivery does AI actually accelerate, and what still bottlenecks?
  • How does AI pair programming change project planning and estimation?
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