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Back to datasetsKey Variables Perception changes; tool usefulness; job satisfaction; daily productivity; coding metrics AI/Tech Tracking GitHub Copilot usage patterns and perception changes Access Details Available from authors Notes 84% reported positive changes in work practices; 66% noted shifts in feelings about work; increased AI enthusiasm over time
Butler Microsoft Dear Diary
Dear Diary: A randomized controlled trial of Generative AI coding tools in the workplace
AI-focusedPublicWorker-side
Visit Dataset- Specific Type
- Experimental AI usage evidence
- Dataset Type
- True panel/Longitudinal
- Institution
- Microsoft
- Institution Type
- Industry
- Level of Focus
- Individual
- Most Granular Level
- Individual developer level
- Perspective
- Worker-side
- Time Coverage
- 2024
- Frequency
- Three-week diary study
- Sample Size
- 228 developers (106 active)
- Geographic Detail
- Global (multinational company)
- Occupational Classification
- Software developers
- Industrial Classification
- Technology/Software
- Other Classification
- Prior AI experience; gender; initial AI attitudes
Key Papers
Butler, Suh, Haniyur & Hadley (2024)