GitHub commits jumped from 1B to 14B in a year, but LOC is not productivity
srchvrs · x · 2026-10-23
A user cited data showing GitHub's annual commits jumped from 1 billion to 14 billion within a year, implying the AI coding boom. Researcher srchvrs pushed back, arguing that measuring productivity by lines of code and merged PRs is a long-dispelled myth — surging commit counts don't necessarily mean more real output.
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