Eastern Europe saw a 4.74% Drop in Developer Productivity—What’s Behind the Decline? Eastern Europe has consistently been a top performer in developer productivity, but this past quarter has seen a significant decrease of 4.74%. Understanding the reasons behind this drop is crucial. Objective data on developer performance is key to identifying and addressing challenges such as: • Preventing Developer Burnout: Spot the early signs of overwork before it affects your team's output. • Evaluating Tool Investments: Determine if tools like Gen-AI are delivering the expected productivity gains. • Managing Deadlines: Ensure your deadlines are realistic and motivating, not demoralising. Without a clear view of where inefficiencies lie, developer motivation and productivity can continue to decline. Read our most recent Global Benchmark Report to find out more global software development trends.
BlueOptima
Software Development
London, England 42,257 followers
Better, Leaner, Faster, Safer Software Delivery.
About us
BlueOptima's analytics platform empowers software developers and their companies to create better software in the most time and cost-efficient way. The first solution of its kind, BlueOptima provides insight based on the world’s only objective software developer productivity metrics: Actual Coding Effort. It’s a breakthrough for software development. BlueOptima's SaaS platform facilitates analysis of productivity, together with quality, in enterprise software development, in terms of individuals, teams, tasks, projects, divisions, and outsourced suppliers. Understanding variations in performance across an enterprise empowers managers to optimize efficiency. BlueOptima is proven to identify savings of up to 20% of software budgets. BlueOptima’s further offerings around benchmarking and recruiting allow organizations to cost-optimize as early as possible in software initiatives.
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https://www.blueoptima.com/careers
External link for BlueOptima
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2006
- Specialties
- Application Lifecycle Management, Business Intelligence, Operational Analytics, Agile Development, DevOps, Cost-Efficiency, IT Recruitment, IT Outsourcing, Vendor Selection, Application Development, App Development, Software Development, Vendor Management, Software Development Efficiency, Software Development Operations, Software Engineering, Data Visualisation, Engineering Management, Engineering Intelligence, and Analytics
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63-67 Newington Causeway
3rd Floor
London, England SE1 6BD, GB
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651 13th Cross Road
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560102, IN
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Av. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1995
Guadalajara, Jalisco 44600, MX
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Galvanize, 515 E Grant St
Phoenix, Arizona 85004, US
Employees at BlueOptima
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Sridhar Daita
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Abhishek Parikh
Principal Software Engineer at BlueOptima
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Sivagnanam Namasivayamurthy
Lead Machine Learning Data Engineer at BlueOptima
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Sarah Patel
Head of Customer Success | Working with our Customers so that they can achieve better, leaner, faster and safer software delivery
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Generative AI is heralded as a game-changer in software development, promising to revolutionise productivity and innovation. But how well is it integrating into enterprise workflows? Our latest article, The Human Touch: Why GenAI Cannot Ship Code Alone, taps into insights from BlueOptima's report, The Impact of GenAI on Software Developer Performance, to reveal the true state of GenAI adoption. Despite the hype, our research shows that less than 1% of developers commit GenAI-authored code without significant rework. This underscores the essential role of human expertise in refining and optimising AI-generated code. In this article, we explore the critical need for human intervention to ensure code quality and security, GenAI's "levelling effect" on less experienced developers, and the widening performance gap between AI users and non-users. Understanding these dynamics is key to strategically harnessing GenAI's potential while preserving the human touch in software development. https://lnkd.in/gGMT-dQ4
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Global Productivity Declines Despite Rising Adoption of Gen-AI Tools Global developer productivity declined by over 3% in Q2 2024 compared to Q1 2024, even as the adoption of Gen-AI tools continues to grow. While Gen-AI promises to automate routine tasks and allow developers to focus on higher-value activities, the past quarter has shown a different trend: productivity has declined rather than improved. This raises critical questions: Are we fully leveraging the potential of Gen-AI tools, or is there a learning curve the industry is still navigating? Our latest Q2 2024 Global Benchmark Report explores these trends in depth, providing data-driven insights into the current state of software development.
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Is Generative AI fully embedded into software development? Our latest article delves into insights from our report on The Impact of GenAI on Software Development. Despite high expectations, only a small fraction of developers commit GenAI-authored code without extensive rework. Complexity, usability issues, and cultural resistance hinder widespread integration. Findings suggest that while GenAI holds promise, its real-world productivity benefits are still in their infancy. Read the article now to explore the reality of GenAI's current impact https://lnkd.in/g8Ji3Yff
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We're thrilled to share the latest insights from our Q2 2024 Global Benchmark Report, providing a detailed look at global software development productivity and maintainability trends. 📉 Key Findings: Global developer productivity decreased by 3.15% from Q1 to Q2 2024 The Healthcare sector experienced the most significant drop in productivity at 7.44% Western Europe had the largest regional decrease in productivity, falling by 5.89% Discover how your team compares to global benchmarks by reading the report now. Report linked in the comments 👇
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We're thrilled to announce the release of our Q2 2024 Global Benchmark Report! Our comprehensive analysis uncovers critical trends and insights into global software development productivity. Notably, we've observed a 3.15% decrease in global developer productivity and a 0.37% decline in code maintainability. Stay informed and see how your team compares to others by reading the report now. Link in the comments 👇
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GenAI won’t replace Software Developers anytime soon. Our latest report, The Impact of Generative AI on Software Developer Performance, uncovers that despite the substantial investment and hype that GenAI tools receive, the actual number of entirely AI-generated commits remains surprisingly small. AI-generated code requires significant human intervention to be committable. Highly engaged, high-quality software developers remain essential for any software development organisation. This report is important reading for understanding GenAI's true impact on your development team and its broader implications. Click the link in the comments to download your copy today.
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GenAI in Software Development: Myths vs. Reality Our latest report, The Impact of Generative AI on Software Developer Performance, reveals some eye-opening truths about GenAI's actual impact. Despite the hype, only 12% of developers granted access to these tools committed GenAI-authored code, indicating lower-than-expected real-world integration. Even more surprising, 64% of these developers used GenAI without official authorisation, raising significant ethical and management concerns. While GenAI tools promise increased productivity, our study found a modest 4% improvement, suggesting the benefits might not yet justify the substantial investment. Moreover, high AI-Contributing Developers saw productivity gains at the expense of slight declines in code quality, challenging the belief that GenAI improves both productivity and quality simultaneously. The findings also highlight potential challenges such as a growing divide between AI users and non-users, and the limited autonomous generation of production-ready code, necessitating significant human intervention. Stay informed about the real impact of GenAI on your software development processes. Click the link in the comments to download the full report and navigate the hype with real data.