Case Study: Using AI-Assisted Code Generation In Mobile Teams

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.04736v2
• Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:03:25 GMT
• Title: Case Study: Using AI-Assisted Code Generation In Mobile Teams
• Authors: Mircea-Serban Vasiliniuc, Adrian Groza
• Abstract summary: The study was performed between May and June 2023 with members of the mobile department of a software development company based in Cluj-Napoca. The study uses technical problems dedicated to each phase and requests solutions from the participants with and without using AI-Code generators. It measures time, correctness, and technical integration using ReviewerScore, a metric specific to the paper and extracted from actual industry standards.
• Score: 1.3597551064547502
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of AI-assisted programming in actual mobile development teams that are focused on native mobile languages like Kotlin and Swift. The extensive case study involves 16 participants and 2 technical reviewers, from a software development department designed to understand the impact of using LLMs trained for code generation in specific phases of the team, more specifically, technical onboarding and technical stack switch. The study uses technical problems dedicated to each phase and requests solutions from the participants with and without using AI-Code generators. It measures time, correctness, and technical integration using ReviewerScore, a metric specific to the paper and extracted from actual industry standards, the code reviewers of merge requests. The output is converted and analyzed together with feedback from the participants in an attempt to determine if using AI-assisted programming tools will have an impact on getting developers onboard in a project or helping them with a smooth transition between the two native development environments of mobile development, Android and iOS. The study was performed between May and June 2023 with members of the mobile department of a software development company based in Cluj-Napoca, with Romanian ownership and management.

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