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Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity (metr.org)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to c/programming@programming.dev
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Do you remember the recent post that self-assessing any effect is hard? Here is a comparison between self-assesment and measurements.

Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower.

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[–] staircase@programming.dev 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

How reliable is this study? Is it peer-reviewed?

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 16 hours ago

Looks like not officially published yet with a date and journal, aka a pre-print.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Actually LMAO'd lol

You know that feeling when you just knew something for years and it feels so fucking funny and awesome to actually see that reflected in studies? Yeah.

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I guess that someday, somebody will find out and report that in nontrivial projects involving more than one person, it does not help to go faster if documentation is skipped altogether. 😂

[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower.

Who is surprised, though?

[–] harbard@fedia.io 1 points 18 hours ago

Not surprised by this at all, really; but I wonder if the code is of higher quality than without AI?

[–] catalyst@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not me snarkily sharing this report in work chat. 🤣

[–] staircase@programming.dev 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

I honestly don't believe it's snarky. I think a lot of us have had enough of this corporate AI hype bullshit

[–] catalyst@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

I’m right there for sure. Sadly, a whole lot of the people I work with are drinking the AI kool-aid hard.

[–] Ropianos@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What post are you referring to? Was it in this community? Sounds interesting!