That study predates Claude Code though.
I’m not surprised by the contents. I had the same feeling; I made some attempts at using LLMs for coding prior to CC, and with rare exceptions it never saved me any time.
CC changed that situation hugely, at least in my subjective view. It’s of course possible that it’s not as good as I feel it is, but I would at least want a new study.
I don’t believe that CC is so much better than cursor using Claude models that it moves the needle enough to flip the results of that study.
The key thing to look at is that even the participants that did objectively save time, overestimated time saved by a huge amount.
But also you’re always likely to be at least one model ahead of any studies that come out.
> That study predates Claude Code though.
Is there a study demonstrating Claude Code improves productivity?