AI Made Me 10x Faster—Here's What I Had to Change

After years of experience across the software engineering spectrum, I saw firsthand how AI tools can boost code output by ten-fold—but only if you rethink how you work. AI doesn’t replace human expertise; it shifts our role from writing every line of code to defining requirements, guiding AI, and rigorously reviewing results. To truly benefit from this acceleration, teams must upgrade not just tools but their entire development systems—improving testing environments, CI/CD processes, communication, and quality checks—so speed doesn’t come at the cost of stability.