Commitment Points in AI-Assisted Development

Three constraint classes that separate the rework from the recoverable. In any build session, decisions split into two categories. Most are reversible. Button labels, API endpoint names, component structure, even most refactors. A small set embed in places that cost a full rewrite to unwind: the data model, the service topology, where user state lives, what gets captured at event time. We call these commitment points. Recognizing them is the skill. AI coding assistants make it urgent.