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Writing code versus shipping code: Productivity effects of AI coding tools

A new study finds that AI coding tools significantly boost developer productivity, but the gains are concentrated in code writing rather than the broader process of shipping code to production. The research shows that while AI assistants help generate code faster, they do not substantially reduce time spent on debugging, testing, and deployment, suggesting that productivity improvements may be more limited than initially assumed.

read1 min views1 publishedJun 25, 2026
Article URL: https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/writing-code-versus-shipping-code-productivity-effects-across-generations-ai-coding

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672041

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