Ask HN: How do you decide to cut scope when AI makes it so easy to add?

Re:Ask HN: How do you decide to cut scope when AI makes it s... by reddmachine on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @02:29AM (#50162107)

There will be a point when something breaks, right? There will be a point when some feature bloats UX tests, breaks existing features or takes up too much space.

At some point you will see a decline or even silence from your user base since the experience changed too quickly or their workflows broke. That when you'll need to cut back and argue about what really makes sense.

Since you're in a growth phase(looking at your star counts), keep going until you spot the signs I guess.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: How do you decide to cut scope when AI makes it s... by tarasyarema on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @03:28AM (#50162519)

Yeah I see this as what Cursor had a while ago where you would open it and it would have a different ui every time

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: How do you decide to cut scope when AI makes it s... by harlequinetcie on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @05:06AM (#50163254)

I think attribution is the difficulty there right?

You could guess, but would that change something?

[ Parent | on HN ]