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AI will not save developer productivity — Photo by Shubham Sharma on Pexels

Developer Productivity vs AI Promises?

AI coding tools often fall short of promised productivity gains, with recent pilots showing a 6% drop in project throughput. Companies rush to adopt generative assistants, yet the reality on the ground paints a different picture. In the next few minutes I walk through the data that explains why speed-ups

Tokenmaxxing Trap: How AI Coding’s Obsession with Volume is Secretly Sabotaging Developer Productivity — Photo by WoodysMedia

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Cut Token Costs, Skyrocket Developer Productivity Fast

You lose 10% of your dev budget each month to wasted LLM tokens, and the fix is token optimization. By tracking usage, tightening prompts, and budgeting tokens, teams can reclaim budget and accelerate delivery. Token Optimization In my experience, the first step is to tie every LLM request to a