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Measuring GitHub Copilot's Impact on Productivity.

The article looks at the effects of the use of the code completion tool GitHub's Copilot on developer productivity. According to the authors, this is the first code suggestions tool study showing a correlation between usage measurements and developer productivity. The five dimensions of productivity...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 54 - 64
Main Authors: Ziegler, Albert, Kalliamvakou, Eirini, Li, X. Alice, Rice, Andrew, Rifkin, Devon, Simister, Shawn, Sittampalam, Ganesh, Aftandilian, Edward
Format: Case Study
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2024
Subjects:
Software development tools
Computer programming
Labor productivity
Software engineers
Computer programmers
Artificial intelligence software
Github Inc.
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article looks at the effects of the use of the code completion tool GitHub's Copilot on developer productivity. According to the authors, this is the first code suggestions tool study showing a correlation between usage measurements and developer productivity. The five dimensions of productivity (SPACE) include Satisfaction and well being, Performance, Activity, Communication and collaboration, and Efficiency and flow are also discussed.