The 90%-Done Paradox: Even AI IDEs Can't Finish the Job
Staring at my AI IDE's safe, scripted fallback, I realized: even 'agentic' tools hit the 90%-done paradox hard. Software dev's dirty secret persists, from juniors to bots.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- The 90%-done paradox splits engineers into beginners (ship rough), pros (reinvent), thinkers (never finish), and rare finishers (tame the grind). 𝕏
- Even AI tools like Contenox Beam exemplify it, dodging simple fixes for scripted safeties. 𝕏
- Beat it by ruthlessly prioritizing user impact—decide what truly needs polish, time-box the rest. 𝕏
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Originally reported by Dev.to
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