Data is the application
ma.ttias.be 2 weeks ago 30 ● 2 sources
The author explains that agentic coding makes UI and code changes fast and reversible, but slows down when decisions affect the data layer. They cite 2015 Bezos guidance on “one-way doors,” and argue that even when agents can write a migration in 30 seconds, the irreversible risk shifts to planning migrations, privacy, retention, and recovery. As a result, UI work can move at two-way-door speed while data-related changes wait until the author is at a desk to carefully design how existing data is handled and protected.