‘Virtually no real understanding’: Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu questions AI coding productivity boom

The discussion over whether artificial intelligence truly improves software developer productivity is becoming more intense as tech companies continue pouring money into AI-based coding assistants and tools. Zoho chief Sridhar Vembu recently weighed in on the topic through a post on X, where he spoke about what he called the software industry’s “developer productivity paradox.”