The Constraint Log

Notes from measuring developer + AI work.

Field notes from real AI-assisted development: where work waits, what consumes tokens, which process change helped, and what the next measurement should test.

Insight 001 August 4, 2026 · 6 min read

Build a development system that can move 24/7

A task ran from 17:00 until 09:00 the next morning, but only six of those hours contained active work. The rest of the time went to waiting and handoffs.

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