> How do we reconcile these two comments? I think that's a core question of the industry right now.

The current freshest study focusing on experienced developers showed a net negative in the productivity when using an LLM solution in their flow:

https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-o...

My conclusion on this, as an ex VP of Engineering, is that good senior developers find little utility with LLMs and even them to be a nuisance/detriment, while for juniors, they can be godsend, as they help them with syntax and coax the solution out of them.

It's like training wheels to a bike. A toddler might find 3x utility, while a person who actually can ride a bike well will find themselves restricted by training wheels.