3 Years of commits.
In 2023, I made 2,623 commits.
In 2024, that dropped to 1,981.
And so far in 2025, I’m at 289.
At first glance, that looks like a decline — fewer commits, less output, less work.
But the truth is, it tells a different story.
From Quantity to Clarity
Three years ago, I spent hours debugging, rewriting, and fighting with the same problems over and over. I measured progress by how often I committed. More commits meant more effort, and effort felt like progress.
Then AI tools entered my workflow — code assistants, debuggers, and reasoning models that could explore ideas before I even started typing. Suddenly, I was doing less manual work but shipping better results.
I am not coding less. I am coding smarter.
Every Commit Counts More
Today, each commit is simpler, cleaner, and delivers more impact. Instead of brute-forcing my way through complexity, I use AI to test ideas faster, learn quicker, and focus on design and clarity.
The Real Change
The value isn’t in typing speed anymore — it’s in judgment, structure, and understanding context. The best developers aren’t coding faster. They’re learning faster.
AI won’t replace people. But it will change how we work.
When I look at my GitHub heatmap now, the drop in commits doesn’t worry me.
It reminds me that growth isn’t always about doing more.
More often than not, it’s about doing it better.
