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Measuring the actual impact of AI coding (Friends)

Jul 11, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min · 61.3 MB
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Abi Noda from DX is back to share some cold, hard data on just how productive AI coding tools are actually making developers. Teaser: the productivity increase isn’t as high as we expected. We also discuss Jevons paradox, AI agents as extensions of humans, which tools are winning in the enterprise, how development budgets are changing, and more.

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