[ben30]

Exactly - and that's where AI becomes really valuable as a thinking partner. I use Claude Code to have conversations with my codebase about how to slice problems down further.

The issue definition itself becomes something you can iterate on and refactor, just like code. Getting that definition tightly bounded is more critical than ever because without clear boundaries, the AI doesn't know when to stop or what constitutes "done."

It's like having a pair programming session focused purely on problem decomposition before any code gets written. The AI can help you explore different ways to break down the work, identify dependencies, and find natural seams in the problem space.