Taking Flight with Copilot.

The article evaluates GitHub's Copilot, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) pair programmer that simulates two programmers working together synchronously.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 56 - 63
Main Authors: BIRD, CHRISTIAN, FORD, DENAE, ZIMMERMANN, THOMAS, FORSGREN, NICOLE, KALLIAMVAKOU, EIRINI, LOWDERMILK, TRAVIS, GAZIT, IDAN
Format: Product Review
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Jun2023
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          Senior principal researcher in the Software Analysis and Intelligence (SAINTES) group at Microsoft Research. His work has focused on code review, branching and merging, developer productivity, and applying AI/ML to software engineering tasks
          Senior researcher at Microsoft Research in the SAINTES group and an affiliate assistant professor in the Human Centered Design and Engineering Department at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
          Senior principal researcher in the Software Analysis and Intelligence (SAINTES) group at Microsoft Research
          Partner at Microsoft Research, where she leads Developer Velocity Lab
          Staff researcher at GitHub Next, where she leads user studies that shape the team's understanding of user needs and guide the iteration of prototypes
          Principal UX researcher in the Developer Division at Microsoft. His work focuses on connecting product teams with their customers to uncover unmet needs and build innovative products
          Senior director of research at GitHub Next, where he leads the Developer Experiences research team
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