The Prioritization Filter You Lost When You Started Vibe Coding

Before AI coding assistants, implementation cost acted as a natural filter on your backlog. A two-week feature got scrutinized. A two-hour feature often didn't. That asymmetry wasn't inefficiency - it was judgment. Vibe coding removed it. Here's what the data shows, and how to rebuild it deliberately. What the numbers say about dead code The Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey found that 66% of developers identify AI solutions that are "almost right but not quite" as their top frustration.