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I too have seen anecdotes that people "feel" more productive. But science says that they're 19% less productive. I'm going to go with science on this one.
by josefritzishere 1y ago
I too have seen anecdotes that people "feel" more productive. But science says that they're 19% less productive. I'm going to go with science on this one.
- vouaobrasil 1y agoFurther, the problem with the word "productive" is that it's often measured in quantity and speed, not quality.
- davely 1y agoThe study that said devs were 19% less productive was flawed in a number of ways: small sample size, poorly chosen tasks, no prior training on AI tools. The science is by no means conclusive. A joint Harvard / MIT study found developers completed tasks up to 50% faster [0]! [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.06590 https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.06590