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YesTool not named · 17 Jul 2026

My team got cut in half at the end of last year and we've probably increased our output by 25% primarily due to LLMs

FunHearing3443 on Hacker News

increased our output by 25%

In the thread “The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway”, replying to this comment

Helped: Structured spec-based approach and consistent human code review.

I'm frankly baffled by the number of commenters saying they've seen little productivity gains using LLMs/agents. My team got cut in half at the end of last year and we've probably increased our output by 25% primarily due to LLMs. Personally it's probably doubled my productivity. …