There is a question hiding in plain sight behind every celebration of AI-generated code, every prediction that developers are obsolete, every LinkedIn post about building an app 100x faster with a prompt. It is a question that almost nobody in the current hype cycle is asking, and it may be the most important question of…
Category: Critical Thinking
When ADD Is Wrong: Recognizing the Limits
Every methodology has boundaries. Waterfall fails when requirements change frequently. Agile struggles with fixed-scope contracts. TDD is awkward for exploratory prototyping. No approach works everywhere, and pretending otherwise leads to poor outcomes. ADD is no exception. There are tasks where AI-Driven Development is not the right approach. Recognizing these situations is a skill that separates…