# We're Shipping Faster While Understanding Less

DevFeed: [We're Shipping Faster While Understanding Less](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/we-re-shipping-faster-while-understanding-less-28994.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://codingwithroby.substack.com/p/were-shipping-faster-while-understanding>)

Author: Eric Roby

Published: 2026-07-30T12:04:26Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eric Roby](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eric-roby.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [context window](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context-window.md>)

Tags: [ai-coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding-agents.md>), [coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding-agents.md>), [context-window](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context-window.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion argues that AI coding agents are increasing the volume and speed of software development while creating comprehension debt. Developers may understand less of the code they ship because reviewing AI-generated changes takes longer and can become a bottleneck. The article argues that developers must deliberately build understanding through review and attention to how systems fit together.

## Source excerpt

AI Writes Most of Your Code Now. The Hard Part Is Still Yours.