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Why More Developers ≠ Faster Delivery
Here’s the truth: more developers don’t mean more speed. They often mean more chaos. When projects fall behind schedule, many teams turn to the most intuitive fix: add more people. On paper, it makes sense — more hands on deck should mean faster output. But in software development, the opposite is often true. Instead of accelerating delivery, scaling headcount usually slows things down and introduces risks that are far harder to recover from later.