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Controlled study finds GitHub Copilot completes coding task 55% faster

A controlled study of 95 professional developers found those using GitHub Copilot completed a JavaScript coding task 55 percent faster than the control group.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM52confidence 96/100

Why it moved the index

The controlled result quantified substantial task-speed acceleration from a deployed coding assistant, while evidence of more than 400,000 subscribers established practical downstream reach. The study covered one bounded task and did not prove job displacement.

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    Toward 52 · confidence 96

    New September 2022 measured coding-work acceleration with deployed-product impact and no exact serving checkpoint.

    12 Aug 2026
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