1 hour ago · Tech · hide

Research at Okta examined the impact of using GitHub Copilot in software engineering and found a gap between individual gains and overall throughput. Despite increased engineer motivation and perceived skills, as well as reduced working hours, GitHub Copilot adoption revealed no statistically significant improvement in engineering output metrics. We call this disconnect the efficiency-throughput gap. The Organizational Ohm’s Law (OOL) provides a practical and holistic framework for measuring engineering productivity, integrating subjective surveys with objective metrics to assess AI’s impact as a function of individual potential and organizational resistance. Achieving organizational productivity gains requires more than deploying an AI-powered tool. It demands a deliberate effort to learn, adapt, and reinvent teams, processes, and infrastructure to align with AI-augmented developer capabilities. Beyond the Hype: The Efficiency-Throughput Gap with GitHub Copilot, by Fei Liu and Todd…

Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town