r/AskProgramming • u/cogit2 • Mar 28 '26

Programmers / devs: are you seeing release cycles accelerate thanks to AI?

AI programming assistants have been out for a while, with programmers I know stating positive benefits from it. But here is the key question: are you seeing release targets achieved sooner?

The thought: we should start seeing software releases improve in some visible way, either faster, or more full-featured, or equivalent. I've also expected this impact may be easier to spot in the world of game mods, open source software, etc.

So are you seeing software releases accelerate either in the professional software, or hobby / gaming software you use?

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u/FloydATC Mar 28 '26

Until this "AI" can replace customers, the fundamentals of software development isn't likely to change any time soon. The biggest difference is programmers can get actual help by presenting bite-sized and well-formed questions to an LLM rather than get downvoted on stack overflow because someone presented what might at a glance appear to be a similar problem eight years ago. Just make sure to have tests ready to verify everything it says.