Develop Yourself · 2025-10-09 · 13 min
Every headline says AI is eating developer jobs. But spend a week in production and you’ll see the opposite: brittle code, flaky tests, and tools that look fast until you actually ship something. In this episode, I break down why the “AI replaces engineers” story sells so well - to investors, to execs, and to lazy headlines - but falls apart in the real world. We’ll talk through a Cornell + METR study showing seasoned devs got 19% slower using AI (even though they thought they were faster), and why that tracks with what I’ve seen on real teams. Send us a text Shameless Plugs Build Your First Website in 30 minutes ️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity - Become a full stack AI developer in 6-9 months. Get full access to Develop Yourself at brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe
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