AI Coding Tools Are Everywhere — But Are Developers Actually More Productive?
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AI assistants went from optional tool to emotional support coworker.
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Asking developers to work without AI now feels like taking Wi-Fi away from teenagers.
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The real experiment is finding someone willing to go back.
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AI generated the code.
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Stack Overflow walked so AI copilots could sprint.
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Developers: "I can quit AI anytime."
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AI made coding faster.
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Researchers wanted a control group.
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Nobody wants to return to manually writing boilerplate in 2026

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AI can generate 100 lines in seconds.
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Today's junior developer learns from AI.
