Ars Technica1d ago
Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower
Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/study-finds-ai-tools-made-open-source-software-developers-19-percent-slower/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Show threadJohn Francis 🦫🇨🇦🍁💪⬆️1d ago

@arstechnica can't wait until they realize that coding is a tiny part of overall development. Even if tooling shaves 25% off coding, it's only shaving a few % off developer time.

Maybe make an AI that can attend low-productivity meetings instead.

Show threadWilliam Hamilton
@johnefrancis @arstechnica If everyone who’s booked for a meeting sends their artificial idiot to the meeting, then is it really a meeting?
Jul 14 at 9:00pmWeb
Show threadJohn Francis 🦫🇨🇦🍁💪⬆️1d ago
@Beltliner403 @arstechnica I'm struggling to see the difference.