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The “100x Developer” Paradox: Is AI “Brain Fry” Killing the Craft?

  • Simon Sterne--Webdesignerdepot.com
  • published date: 2026-07-06 12:07:00 UTC

AI promised to turn every developer into a 10x machine—but instead, it’s quietly frying our brains. We’re shipping faster than ever while thinking less, reviewing more, and losing the focus that made us good in the first place. The real cost of AI isn’t in th…

The “10x Developer” used to be a mytha legendary creature who could out-code a whole team through sheer brilliance and an unhealthy amount of caffeine. Then came Large Language Models (LLMs), and sud… [+5694 chars]