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AI coding tools make developers slower, study finds
(go.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2025
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It's one study. It's pretty sturdy in terms of methodology but it hasn't been peer reviewed as far as I can tell. They also only looked at established software projects, not anything new. So this is a narrow scope and it doesn't prove that so-called AI cannot enhance productivity at all. It just indicates that pro devs can be fooled into thinking they are better off with it when they are not. But I feel like that's hardly news in these mad times.
That is also how the study describes it's findings, just to be extra clear. It is probably the only vaguely realistic study of this kind that has been done so far though, so it's as good evidence as we've got about how helpful these tools are(n't).