Navigating software development in the ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot era

IF 5.8 3区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Horizons Pub Date : 2024-05-29 DOI:10.1016/j.bushor.2024.05.009

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Abstract

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies using LLMs (large language models), such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot, with the ability to create code, have the potential to change the software-development landscape. Will this process be incremental, with software developers learning GenAI skills to supplement their existing skills, or will the process be more destructive, with the loss of large numbers of development jobs and a radical change in the responsibilities of the remaining developers? Given the rapid growth of AI capabilities, it is impossible to provide a crystal ball, but this article aims to give insight into the adoption of GenAI with LLMs in software development. The article gives an overview of the software-development industry and of the job functions of software developers. A literature review, combined with a content analysis of online comments from developers, gives insight into how GenAI implemented with LLMs is changing software development and how developers are responding to these changes. The article ties the academic and developer insights together into recommendations for software developers, and it describes a CMM (capability maturity model) framework for assessing and improving LLM development usage.

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ChatGPT 和 GitHub Copilot 时代的软件开发导航

使用 LLM（大型语言模型）的生成式人工智能（GenAI）技术，如 ChatGPT 和 GitHub Copilot，具有创建代码的能力，有可能改变软件开发的格局。这一过程是渐进式的，软件开发人员通过学习 GenAI 技能来补充自己的现有技能，还是破坏性更大，导致大量开发工作岗位流失，剩余开发人员的职责发生彻底改变？鉴于人工智能能力的快速增长，我们不可能提供一个水晶球，但本文旨在让人们深入了解软件开发专业的法学硕士采用 GenAI 的情况。文章概述了软件开发行业和软件开发人员的工作职能。通过文献综述，结合对开发人员在线评论的内容分析，我们可以深入了解使用法律硕士的 GenAI 如何改变软件开发，以及开发人员如何应对这些变化。文章将学术界和开发人员的见解结合起来，为软件开发人员提出建议，并介绍了用于评估和改进 LLM 开发使用的 CMM（能力成熟度模型）框架。

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Business Horizons BUSINESS-

CiteScore

17.70

自引率

5.40%

发文量

105

期刊介绍： Business Horizons, the bimonthly journal of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is dedicated to publishing original articles that appeal to both business academics and practitioners. Our editorial focus is on covering a diverse array of topics within the broader field of business, with a particular emphasis on identifying critical business issues and proposing practical solutions. Our goal is to inspire readers to approach business practices from new and innovative perspectives. Business Horizons occupies a distinctive position among business publications by offering articles that strike a balance between academic rigor and practical relevance. As such, our articles are grounded in scholarly research yet presented in a clear and accessible format, making them relevant to a broad audience within the business community.