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  • Developers Were 19% Slower With AI — and Believed They Were 20% Faster
    Vibe Coding: What the Productivity Studies Actually Found

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    ai coding tools
    developer productivity
    software engineering
    metr

    A randomised trial measured experienced developers taking 19% longer to complete tasks with AI tools, while estimating they had been 20% faster. Adoption is near-universal; trust is falling.

    02 Feb 2026

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