Most devs using AI aren't 10x. They're 1x with 10x technical debt. (opens in new tab)

The "10x developer" meme got a sequel nobody asked for. Now it's the "10x AI-assisted developer," and the plot holes are even worse. I constantly hear this tale from senior engineers. They plug in an AI coding assistant, watch it blast out functions at terrifying speed, and feel like superheroes. But later, the pull request arrives for review. And they face the music. The 17-Edit Problem One team went as far as to measure it. On average, they found that AI-generated code required 17 additiona...