Enterprise Dev Asks: AI Agents Speed Up Coding But Output Stays Flat
Hofi2010 · reddit · 2026-09-26
A developer at a product company reports that AI and agents mainly accelerated code creation, spawning new apps and reinvented wheels — yet headcount and shipped products stayed flat. They ask whether it's all busy work and exploration, and how other enterprises are measuring real output gains.
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