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Are they coding faster? The METR 2025 study shows LLM users feel faster but are actually slower. If LLMs make programmers more productive, then awesome LLM–writ
by direwolf20 9mo ago
Are they coding faster? The METR 2025 study shows LLM users feel faster but are actually slower. If LLMs make programmers more productive, then awesome LLM–written software is available everywhere for a low price — so where is it?
- py4 9mo agosimple example: Claude Cowork was written entirely with claude code
- direwolf20 9mo agoDid they make it faster than without Claude Code?
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoWhy would any company past the savings on to you? Besides “no one ever got fired for buying IBM”. No company is going to replace SalesForce with a vibe coded alternative they find out about on “Ask HN”. Coding has never been the issue with having a successful project. Look at all of the companies who were crushed by BigTech just throwing a few developers at the same problem and having a good enough alternative.
- direwolf20 9mo agoCompetition forces prices lower.