Patrick Debois says AI trend surveys are always late, and developer chats lead the way
rohansrma1 · reddit · 2026-07-27
- Patrick Debois argues that industry surveys are already late by the time a new term shows up in them.
- He uses “loop engineering” as an example: many companies may not know the label yet, but developers are already experimenting with the idea.
- His broader point is that the best signals now come from public developer communities — Reddit, GitHub, X, and Discord — rather than annual reports.
- The poster says they use the same approach while following AI developer communities and links to the full conversation.
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