https://geekyschmidt.com/tags/techdebt/Recent content in TechDebt on Geeky Schmidthttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pnghttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pngHugoenCopyright ©2002-2026, Nicholas Schmidt; all rights reserved.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://geekyschmidt.com/post/2026-08-22-homeworkisover/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://geekyschmidt.com/post/2026-08-22-homeworkisover/<p>We&rsquo;re about to learn a painful lesson about delayed gratification in software engineering.</p> <p>New data tracked 26,811 students from January 2023 through June 2025. Students using AI for homework saw their scores jump. Completion time dropped nearly half. They aced the assignments.</p> <p>Then exam season came. Those same students scored significantly worse when they couldn&rsquo;t use the tool.</p> <figure> <img loading="lazy" src="https://geekyschmidt.com/assets/images/kidhomeworkai1.png" alt="Graph showing homework scores increased with AI but exam scores decreased" width="100%"/> </figure> <p>The homework phase is over. The exam phase is coming.</p>