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Where's the shovelware? Why AI coding claims don't add up
78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.
This drives them to rebrand as AI-First companies, justify layoffs with newfound productivity narratives, and lowball developer salaries under the assumption that AI has fundamentally changed the value equation. So if you're a developer feeling pressured to adopt these tools — by your manager, your peers, or the general industry hysteria — trust your gut. If you take away anything from this it should be that (A) developers aren't shipping anything more than they were before (that’s the only metric that matters), and (B) if someone — whether it's your CEO, your tech lead, or some Reddit dork — claims they're now a 10xer because of AI, that’s almost assuredly untrue, demand they show receipts or shut the fuck up.
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