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Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer (fortune.com)
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[–] 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Your argument depends entirely on the assumption that you know more about using AI to support coding than the experienced devs that participated in this study. You want to support that claim with more than a "trust me, bro"?

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Do you think that like nobody has access to AI or something? These guys are the ultimate authorities on AI usage? I won't claim to be but I am a 15 YOE dev working with AI right now and I've found the quality is a lot better with better rules and context.

    And, ultimately, I don't really care if you believe me or not. I'm not here to sell you anything. Don't use it the tools, doesn't matter to me. Anybody else who does use them, give my advice a try an see if it helps you.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    These guys all said the same thing before they participated in a study that proved that they were less efficient than their peers.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago

    Again, read and understand the limitations of the study. Just the portion I quoted you alone is enough to show you that you're leaning way too heavily on conclusions that they don't even claim to provide evidence for.

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