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Survey: a third of senior developers say over half their code is AI-generated

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214 points Brajeshwar | 5 comments | 31 Aug 25 14:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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yodsanklai ◴[31 Aug 25 21:40 UTC] No.45087351[source]▶
Seems about right for me (older developer at a big tech company). But we need to define what it means that the code is AI-generated. In my case, I typically know how I want the code to look like, and I'm writing a prompt to tell the agent to do it. The AI doesn't solve any problem, it just does the typing and helps with syntax. I'm not even sure I'm ultimately more productive.
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danielvaughn ◴[31 Aug 25 22:33 UTC] No.45087699[source]▶
Yeah I’m still not more productive. Maybe 10% more. But it alleviates a lot of mental energy, which is very nice at the age of 40.
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1. mnky9800n ◴[01 Sep 25 09:30 UTC] No.45091064[source]▶
Do you feel like you lack mental energy at 40? I do not feel any different from 30. I think the main difference between 30 and 40 is I am much more efficient at doing things and therefore am able to do more.
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2. danielvaughn ◴[01 Sep 25 10:38 UTC] No.45091487[source]▶
I do, but I’m not sure it’s age related. Ever since 2020, it feels like my physical and mental energy has been on a downward trajectory. I feel like I’ve lost several IQ points. What’s interesting is that I’ve heard the same from a lot of people. Not sure what the root cause is, but I do need to take better care of myself.
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3. actionfromafar ◴[01 Sep 25 11:01 UTC] No.45091641[source]▶
I think it may be just age and stress. Also apparently even pretty mild Covid could cause some vasculatory damage?

On the flip side physical excercise can cause even very old people to improve radically.

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4. blks ◴[01 Sep 25 12:14 UTC] No.45092101[source]▶
This could be long COVID.
5. mnky9800n ◴[01 Sep 25 12:24 UTC] No.45092163{3}[source]▶
Also creatine is good for everyone for mind and body.