Google Cloud DORA Report 2024 Summary (Key Findings):
- AI adoption:
- More than 75% of developers use AI daily.
- One-third report significant productivity gains.
- 39% are skeptical of AI-generated code.
- Quality improvements:
- 25% increase in AI adoption correlates with improved documentation, code quality, and code review speed.
- Performance challenges:
- AI adoption leads to a decline in delivery stability and throughput.
- Platform engineering impact:
- Boosts developer productivity, but may cause temporary performance decreases.
- Developer experience:
- Unstable priorities and constant pivoting negatively impact performance.
Thoughts: AI adoption in software development is increasing, but its impact on overall software delivery performance is not as significant as expected. The report highlights the importance of organizational culture and the need to leverage AI effectively across the software delivery lifecycle to improve performance.