Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.
  • Deckweiss@lemmy.world
    144·
    1 month ago

    That means their metrics suck.

    Because I definitely gain a lot as a programmer, even though it doesn’t necessarily translate into measurable profit for my company.

    I do spend my brain less on grindy boring shit and more on crafting creative solutions to interesting problems. Which in turn makes me quite happy - a HUGE benefit.

    • GetOffMyLan@programming.dev
      2·
      1 month ago

      The study measured pull request (PR) cycle time, or the time to merge code into a repository, and PR throughput, the number of pull requests merged. It found no significant improvements for developers using Copilot.

      Yeah doesn’t seem like the best measurements.

    • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world
      42·
      1 month ago

      Been coding up a little dashboard in the last week, and it’s been making me around 30% more efficient.

      And you are right, it’s mostly taking away the boring parts, which is awesome.

    • Kache@lemm.ee
      31·
      1 month ago

      But would you pay for it?

      My employer’s paying for my access, and I only find it a bit useful here and there

      Maybe my company gets a great discount or something, but if they would pay me the subscription cost to give up Copilot, I wouldn’t miss it

    • bjornsno@lemm.ee
      32·
      1 month ago

      Don’t know why you were down dooted, that’s absolutely true and exactly how I feel, and how everyone I’ve talked to about copilot feels.