The adoption and impact of artificial intelligence in software development are crucial for improving efficiency and code quality among developers.
A practical framework is outlined for adopting AI-assisted code creation and assessing its effectiveness in software development workflows.
The framework includes four key steps: Adoption, Trust, Acceleration, and Impact in implementing AI code assistants like Gemini Code Assist.
Adoption involves tracking daily active use and code suggestions to ensure developers are actively using the tool.
Trust is established by monitoring code suggestion acceptance rates and lines of code accepted to gauge developers' confidence in AI output.
Acceleration measures improvements in development speed and software quality using metrics like DORA measures and story points.
Impact connects these improvements to business goals by assessing changes in key performance indicators like revenue and time to market.
The AI-assistance journey progresses through phases of Adoption, Trust, Acceleration, and Impact, each contributing to the overall improvement in productivity.
Measures such as daily activity, code suggestion acceptance, and acceleration metrics are essential in affirming progress and impact of AI-assisted coding.
Gemini Code Assist supports Adoption and Trust measurement through discrete activity insights, user-specific data, and dashboards for tracking AI assistance impact.
Organizations should conduct evaluations prior to committing to code AI-assistance, with defined success criteria, participant selection, and evaluation measures.