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    The AI Coding Paradox 💻

    Mahmoud Zalt July 13, 2026
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    AI = More Free Time... Right? That's what I thought too. Instead, every productivity gain was...

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    AI = More Free Time... Right?

    That's what I thought too.

    Instead, every productivity gain was reinvested into more ambitious projects and more work, taking me from ~1,000 #GitHub contributions a year before #AI to 24,000+ a year with AI.

    📈 The numbers tell the story:

    • Before AI (2012-2022): ~1,000 contributions/year

    • 2023: ~1,500 (+50%) - First year coding with AI

    • 2024: ~3,300 (3×)

    • 2025: ~10,700 (10×)

    • 2026: ~12,000 so far, on track for ~24,000 contributions (24×)

    I'm curious whether other engineers have experienced the same shift. Has AI actually given you more free time, or has it simply made you build more?

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