Mixed
I'd say on average, probably around the +100% mark, mostly as a lot of the work I'm doing currently are simpler tasks
Incipient on Hacker News
anywhere from -50% to +1000%
In the thread “Ask HN: By what percentage has AI changed your output as a software engineer?”
Helped: Simpler tasks like adding buttons with easy-to-check backend logic.
Got in the way: Generating tests involving functionality across multiple domains of the application.
… The trick is getting the right degree of handsoffness for the task. I'd say on average, probably around the +100% mark, mostly as a lot of the work I'm doing currently are simpler tasks - "please add another button to do X". The backend logic is simple, and easy to security check. …