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AI Coding Agents Productivity: 30% More Code, Zero More Shipped (2026)

AI coding agents productivity: 30% more code, zero more shipped software (Harvard study, 2026)

Here is the headline from the biggest real-world study of AI coding agents ever run: after firms adopted tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Devin, each developer produced 30% more code — roughly 1,500 extra lines per worker per month — yet the amount of finished software shipped did not move. The study rules out … Read more