Hey Coders
Context:
I was checking latest posts from my Linkedin and I realized about a new video of one of my mentors in the past #faztcode (you can see your videos in youtube).
The title of the video caught my attention...
"Code 3x Faster without AI"
"Programar 3 veces más rápidos (y sin usar IA)"
Here you can see the link of the video:
When I was watching the video, I checked the reference it mentioned, and I was more curious about the post, so I checked it before finishing to watch the video (believe it or not! hehe).
The title of the post was a little different and caught more my attention.
I decided to read but like most of the articles in medium, it was not able all the reading.
So I decided to use the AI to help me to create a brief of the video and most of the things are often true, and maybe it was the perspective of the author about "How to code 3x faster than my team even when he is not using some help for the AI" (curious) but at the mostly of the things are true.
This article is not a resume about that article (you can see at the end of this reading), I copied the title and adding my perspective based on my experience in different projects on the software development.
Let's begin!!!
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🚀 Coding 3× Faster with PM Knowledge: Why True Speed Comes from Team Alignment, Not Typing Faster
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💡 The Myth of the “Fast Developer”
We all know that one engineer who seems to deliver features at lightning speed.
They merge code quickly, demo constantly, and always seem “ahead.”
Early in my career, I thought these people just coded faster. Later, I learned the truth: speed in software is not a typing skill — it’s a thinking skill.
But here’s the twist most developers miss:
The fastest developers think like Product Managers.
They don’t chase perfection in code. They chase clarity of purpose, scope, and impact — the same things great PMs obsess over.
🧠Think Like a Project Manager (PM): Clarity Before Code
A PM doesn’t start by asking “How do we build this?”
They ask “Why are we building this, and what’s the smallest thing that solves it?”
đź’ˇ When developers adopt that mindset, something incredible happens:
You stop wasting time on low-value features.
You naturally prioritize impact over polish.
You deliver the right thing, not just a thing.
Before you open your IDE, ask yourself:
What user problem am I solving?
What’s the smallest valuable outcome that proves it works?
What can I cut or simplify without losing impact.
That’s Lean Inception 101 — and it’s how great teams move from idea to MVP in weeks, not months.
🧩 MVPs and Lean Inception: Build, Measure, Learn — Fast
A Lean Inception aligns the team on the vision, users, and scope of the MVP.
It’s where everyone — PMs, designers, and devs — agrees on:
The problem to solve.
The personas who face it.
The MVP features that validate the idea.
As developers, when we embrace this process, we gain directional clarity.
We stop over-engineering because we know exactly what must exist for the MVP to succeed.
That’s how you code 3× faster — not by skipping tests, but by skipping the non-essential.
🧠From Agile Theory to Real Velocity: Scrum + Kanban in Action
Many teams say they’re “Agile,” but still struggle to release fast.
Why? Because agility without focus is chaos.
Here’s how Agile methods enable real speed:
Scrum: Sprint Toward Value
Scrum creates rhythm and focus. Short sprints (1–2 weeks) force scope discipline.
Each sprint review is a checkpoint to validate if the team is building what truly matters.
Deliver something demo-ready every sprint — even if it’s small.
That forces clarity, collaboration, and continuous integration.
Kanban: Flow, Not Rush
When teams need flexibility or continuous delivery, Kanban keeps things flowing.
Visualizing your workflow exposes bottlenecks: long QA queues, endless code reviews, or unclear acceptance criteria.
By tightening those loops, you speed up flow, not just coding.
Both frameworks remind us that team speed is system speed.
A single “fast developer” means nothing if reviews, blockers, and unclear stories slow everyone else down.
🤝 The Power of Team Alignment
Coding 3× faster is not about cutting corners — it’s about removing friction.
You can’t go fast if:
The requirements change mid-sprint.
Designers and devs don’t share context.
QA gets code that’s hard to test.
PMs expect magic without clarity.
That’s why the best developers don’t isolate themselves — they collaborate early.
They ask questions in refinement, challenge assumptions in planning, and offer tech insights during design reviews.
When devs, PMs, and designers move in sync, velocity compounds.
What took 3 weeks now takes 5 days — not because anyone types faster, but because everyone understands the goal.
And finally...
⚖️ Good Enough vs. Sustainable
One trap of “speed culture” is confusing speed with haste.
The goal isn’t sloppy code — it’s focused iteration.
A fast team:
Writes maintainable “good-enough” code for the MVP.
Keeps a refactor backlog to revisit critical parts later.
Avoids premature abstraction, but maintains testability.
Remember: The MVP is not the final product. It’s a learning tool.
You build it fast to validate assumptions, not to last forever.
Once validated, you harden, refactor, and scale.
🧩 Code Fast, Think Lean, Ship Together
In the end, speed in software isn’t about lines of code per hour.
It’s about how fast your team can learn.
A Product Manager’s mindset helps developers see the bigger picture.
Agile frameworks provide the structure to learn quickly.
Lean Inception ensures that what we ship actually matters.
So if you want to “code 3× faster,” stop optimizing your keystrokes.
Start optimizing your clarity, collaboration, and feedback loops.
This post is based on this article:
https://medium.com/@jh.baek.sd/why-i-code-3x-faster-than-my-team-and-its-not-what-you-think-390e6e6078d0
And this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxQqjMSmQxM
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