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HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Programming@programming.dev ·
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Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

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Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

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HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Programming@programming.dev ·
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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.

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

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

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