Write less code , stacked PRs , bugs on the Moon

**TL;DR** - Writing less code becoming deliberate engineering strategy; stacked PRs reduce review friction; economics of building for the Moon.

The 10-Second Pitch

• Elite engineering teams deliberately writing less code by using AI to handle boilerplate and patterns
• Stacked PRs (small, dependent commits) reduce cognitive load on code reviewers and improve review quality
• Building for Moon (or Mars) requires rethinking every assumption about compute, power, and fault tolerance

Setup in 3 Steps

1. Challenge your team assumption that more code equals more value - refactor for deletability, not just functionality

2. Implement stacked PRs using tools like Graphite or linear.app if doing code review at scale

3. Study NASA software standards for space deployments - most rigorous reliability requirements in existence

**Example Prompt:**

Design a code review process using stacked PRs and AI pre-review to reduce reviewer cognitive load.

Verdict

Best code is code you did not write. Second best code is code that is easy to delete.