Yes
I have probably gotten a AT LEAST a 500-1000% speedup in my personal software productivity over the past year that I've really leaned into using Claude/Gemini
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500-1000% speedup in my personal software productivity
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Helped: Specing out new features and getting them live in production quickly.
… I run my own small business and the software that I've written powers the entire business (and our website). I have probably gotten a AT LEAST a 500-1000% speedup in my personal software productivity over the past year that I've really leaned into using Claude/Gemini (amazing that GPT isn't on that list anymore, but that's another topic...) I am able to spec out new features and get them live in production in hours vs. days and for bigger stuff, days vs weeks (or even months). …