Developer's Honest Assessment of AI at Work Rattles the Official Narrative

I work, I think? - Annotated

How AI may quietly dismantle the feedback loop that turns inexperienced people into competent ones, and why my work matters to me.

Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them

Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease.

Wherein I Find Myself Writing About Writing

Most everyone finds writing to be challenging (especially those who say they enjoy it). This is because writing is an intentional, thoughtful act. This is as it should be, but “AI” has recently exacerbated the misbelief that writing is simply an output. In fact, it's a creative process that has merit in and of itself.

What Actually Happens When Programmers Use AI Is Hilarious, According to a New Study

As AI takes the programming world by storm, experienced devs are still the gold standard — and they're better off without AI assistance, too.

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our tech columnist

Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 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.

AI | 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey

84% of respondents are using or planning to use AI tools in their development process, an increase over last year (76%). This year we can see 51% of professional developers use AI tools daily.

Letting AI Do Your Work Erodes Your Confidence, According to a New Study

Those who actively question the technology, however, feel more confident.

AI is Creating Peak Software, Media is the Best Analogy

Let's learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

The AI productivity myth is more harmful than you think

Perceived productivity may be up thanks to AI, but there's debt collecting in the shadows.

AI coding wisdom from the people who would know

Essays and threads from experienced developers who've gone deep on AI-assisted coding.

Nature is Laughing at the AI Build Out -

I was catching up on Acquired episodes this week and listened to the spectacular “Google: The AI Company” episode that Ben and David put together. What the two of them have created with their podcast fascinates me in the inevitability of its success. I think Acquired proves that if you are smart and work your […]

AI Code Is Producing a Quality Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About

The productivity numbers look great. AI coding tools are everywhere.