2x, not 10x: coding with LLMs in 2026 | Hacker News

Hacker News commenters debated whether LLMs deliver 2x or 10x coding gains.

Many said the boost depends on experience, task complexity, and domain familiarity.

Routine or well-understood work may see big gains, while specialized projects get only modest speedups.

Several noted that much of software engineering time is spent outside writing code, limiting overall impact.