How Much Are LLMs Boosting Real-World Programmer Productivity?

Re:How Much Are LLMs Boosting Real-World Programmer Producti... by SkyPuncher on Sunday March 09, 2025 @10:13AM (#43309176)

I’m using it to ship real projects with real customers in a real code base at 2x to 5x the rate I was last year.

It’s just like having a junior dev. Without enough guidance and guardrails, they spin their wheels and do dumb things.

Instead of focusing of lines of code, I’m now focusing on describing overall tasks, breaking them down, and guiding an LLM to a solution.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Much Are LLMs Boosting Real-World Programmer Producti... by player1234 on Monday March 10, 2025 @06:58AM (#43319063)

Cool anecdote, for me it has slowed me down 8x to 23x since I started using it in real projects with real customers in a real code base last year.

So 1-1 in pointless personal anecdotes. Now show us the numbers! How did you measure this? Can u show 2x/5x increase in projects/orders/profits/stock price?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Much Are LLMs Boosting Real-World Programmer Producti... by SkyPuncher on Monday March 10, 2025 @11:54AM (#43321895)

I'm not really sure I understand your counter argument. Pretty much everything about personal productivity is anecdotes because it's so uniquely tied to an individual. I showed you my numbers - I am 2x to 5x faster at delivering projects.

[ Parent | on HN ]