| > What do you do to reap orders of magnitude more? I don't know what Dario Amodei says, does, how Anthropic is run or structured, or what kind of people work there, so I can't comment on that. I do know about myself, though. The increase is very real, measured by the number of (Linear) issues resolved. No, I haven't changed how I open or close those issues, I've been using the system for years. During the first three months of 2026 I went through 12x more issues per month than during past years. But I guess I am not an "average programmer": 35 years of experience means I can work with AI as I would with a small (but very skilled) team. I can architect systems, notice unnecessary complexity, and intuitively choose solutions that are more maintainable. And I am a single-person company, with no managers to report to, KPIs to achieve, presentations to make, etc. I do not make "more money". It's a mature SaaS. Changes in revenue are over the long term, on a scale of years more than months, and implementing features is no longer enough: marketing is needed for more growth. But, to be honest, I am tired of defending myself this way. It's not the first time I post this metric, I thought people would find it an interesting data point. Instead, I get downvoted (see my comment above which currently sits at -1 in spite of being objective and factual), and then get plenty of responses asking me to defend my statements. Come to think of it, I'd rather not convince people about AI increasing productivity so much. I'm not really sure why I bother to post here anymore. I'd rather have everyone (including my competition) believe whatever they want to believe and not use AI. |