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February 14, 2024USTechnology/SoftwareGitHub (Microsoft)
Controlled experiment found developers using GitHub Copilot completed coding tasks 55.8% faster (1h11m vs 2h41m). Task completion rate: 78% with Copilot vs 70% without. Copilot now writes ~46% of code for users, with 88% acceptance rate. Over 15 million developers using Copilot by early 2025.
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GitHub Copilot study: developers completed tasks 55.8% faster
Controlled experiment found developers using GitHub Copilot completed coding tasks 55.8% faster (1h11m vs 2h41m). Task completion rate: 78% with Copilot vs 70% without. Copilot now writes ~46% of code for users, with 88% acceptance rate. Over 15 million developers using Copilot by early 2025.