Software Developers: Redundant or Resilient?

In the era before AI-assisted coding, my workflow for any feature followed this pattern: I would analyze the business problem. Even if the Product Manager spent time on it, I would read the documentation and ask clarifying questions. This established a foundational understanding of the problem. After some back-and-forth discussion, I would begin planning the implementation. This deepened my understanding of the problem. I would review the existing codebase to identify established patterns and determine what I could reuse. This strengthened my familiarity with the codebase.