I Coded 50% with AI for 30 Days: The Brutal Truth

Beyond the Hype: My 30-Day AI Coding Experiment Uncovered the Brutal Truth About Developer Productivity The promise was intoxicating: a coding revolution where artificial intelligence would supercharge our output, automating the mundane and freeing us for true innovation. We’ve all seen the headlines – AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT touted to write 80% of your code, multiplying developer productivity by a factor of ten. Viral stories circulate about solo founders shipping complex SaaS applications in mere days, crediting AI for their alleged $30,000 first-month revenue. These audacious claims ignited a firestorm of excitement, but also a simmering undercurrent of anxiety among developers. Could it truly be that easy? And what would it mean for our craft? ...

April 2, 2026 · 17 min · Rajat Sapkota