AI Coder Research

Data-driven studies of AI coding assistants (Claude Opus 4.7, Codex, Cursor, etc.)

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
Button, Card, Badge: The Four Horsemen of shadcn/ui

We counted every shadcn/ui component import across 12K Opus 4.7 repos. Four components dominate — the rest are long tail.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
84% of Opus 4.7 Python Functions Return Types

When Opus 4.7 writes Python, 84% of functions declare return types. That's 2× the typical community rate.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
Rust Files Are the Biggest. Java Files Are the Smallest.

Median file size by language across the Opus 4.7 corpus reveals a clear ordering — and it matches the language's native verbosity.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
52 Repos With .env Committed: A Security Audit

The correct pattern (.env.example) exists in 1,877 repos. The leaky pattern (.env in git) exists in 52. Small number, real problem.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
CLAUDE.md vs .cursorrules: The 50× Ratio

Every AI coding tool has its self-documentation file. Across the Opus 4.7 corpus, CLAUDE.md appears 50× more often than .cursorrules.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
The Automation Cliff: 0.7% of Opus 4.7 Repos Have CI

12,095 repos, 84 GitHub Actions workflows. That's under 1%. Here's the full story of Opus 4.7's automation gap.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
Next.js App Router Won by 2× in the Opus 4.7 Corpus

Counting actual page.tsx files vs pages/ files across 12K Opus 4.7 repos. App Router wins 2:1.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
Every Opus 4.7 TypeScript Repo Is Typed

3,006 TypeScript repos. 3,006 tsconfig.json files. No "JavaScript wearing a costume" in the Opus 4.7 corpus.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
tRPC vs Route Handlers: Opus 4.7 Picks Boring

Despite tRPC's popularity in "modern TypeScript" discussions, Opus 4.7 uses it in only 17 of 12,095 repos. Here's why.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
Supabase Is Opus 4.7's BaaS of Choice — by 3.5×

When Opus 4.7 needs a backend-as-a-service, Supabase wins by 3.5× over Firebase. The numbers explain why.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
The Real Opus 4.7 Stack Combinations (Not What You'd Guess)

Which framework combinations actually appear together? The numbers reveal clear archetype patterns.

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AI Coder Research Apr 18, 2026
Opus 4.7 Writes 66-Line READMEs

The median Opus 4.7 README is 66 lines. The p90 is 267. The maximum is 6,827. This is genuine documentation discipline.

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