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New essay questions claims that AI coding has improved

Original: Just published "Why do people say AI codegen has improved?", a list of 20 reasons why someone might say AI is better at

Developer Isaac Lyman has published a blog post titled "Why do people say AI codegen has improved?", laying out twenty reasons someone might claim AI programming tools got better in the past six months. He argues people have been making the same claims for years and that the sentiment is not fully rational, prompting discussion among developers about hype versus real progress.

Why now: Debates about whether AI coding tools are genuinely improving or overhyped are ongoing in the software community.

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• Just published "Why do people say AI codegen has improved?", a list of 20 reasons why someone might say AI is better at programming than it was six months ago. Spoiler: they've been saying this for years, and it's not fully rational. https:// isaaclyman.com/blog/posts/why-… · isaaclyman@toot.cafe · 7

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