Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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but look at our vibe code garbage fountain!
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/16/we-found-the-missing-ai-apps-and-nobody-downloads-them - blog post

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Writing code vs. shipping code: Productivity effects across generations of AI coding tools (PDF) nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w35275/w35275.pdf

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If AI coding is so good ... where are the little apps? pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/09/if-ai-coding-is-so-good-where-are-the-little-apps
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