# When to Slow Down AI-Assisted Software Development

DevFeed: [When to Slow Down AI-Assisted Software Development](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/slow-down-to-speed-up-54748.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theengineeringmanager.com/growth/slow-down-to-speed-up/>)

Author: James Stanier

Published: 2026-03-13T17:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Engineering Manager](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-engineering-manager-2.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [engineering-manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-manager.md>), [growth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/growth.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [technical-debt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-debt.md>), [useful](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/useful.md>)

## AI overview

This article examines when software teams should slow down while using AI. It contrasts rapid prototyping and shipping with concerns about quality, technical debt, and code that teams do not understand, arguing that deliberate work in the right phases can improve overall speed.

## Source excerpt

This month, we're going to explore what might be the most counterintuitive practice in the age of AI: knowing when to slow down. Hang on, slow down? Yes, bear with me here. Let's bring the debate that's probably been going on in your team for some time to a head. Some of your colleagues say that [...] The post Slow down to speed up appeared first on The Engineering Manager.