Slow Software: The Case for High-latency Systems Development
Summary
The article argues that AI-enabled rapid development can decouple speed from the importance of the software, increasing risk for critical infrastructure. It introduces the slow software movement, advocating deliberate design and governance for high-stakes systems, and discusses how AI-enabled prototyping interacts with complex storage and consistency models. The piece calls for mindful practices to balance innovation with reliability in systems research and software engineering.