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Measuring the impact of AI on experienced open-source developer productivity
We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jul 10, 2025 | Measuring the impact of AI on experienced open-source developer productivity by dheerajvs | 775 | 485 |
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