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)

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    2 months ago

    Yes. It’s also helpful if you’re grappling with a new framework and similarly are struggling with a basic error. But more complex issues, AI will usually struggle and introduce questionable design decisions if we lean on it too much.