Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants - eviltoast

“Many developers say AI coding assistants make them more productive, but a recent study set forth to measure their output and found no significant gains. Use of GitHub Copilot also introduced 41% more bugs, according to the study from Uplevel”

study referenced: Can GenAI Actually Improve Developer Productivity? (requires email)

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    I don’t want to be productive.

    I want to do the least amount of work possible while still getting paid.

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      2 months ago

      But if you’re more productive in the time you actually work, you have more time to slack off