Why boundaries (module structure, clean interfaces, and strict types) are the single most important factor in whether AI-assisted development actually works.
There is one thing that separates a codebase you can move quickly in from one that slowly suffocates your team. It is not the language, the framework, the cloud provider, or the number of tests. It is boundaries.
This has always been true. In the age of AI, it is more true than ever.
Spaghetti
Picture a bowl of spaghetti. Now picture each strand as an artery (sorry, a little gruesome, I know), each one carrying blood, performing some vital function, connected at both ends to something important.
