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BT Group writes and maintains 2 million lines of code a year using Amazon Q Developer
Writing and Maintaining 2 Million Lines a Year Using Amazon Q Developer with BT Group Skip to main content Filter: All English Contact us AWS Marketplace Support My…
Description
BT Group, a UK telecommunications company, rolled out Amazon Q Developer to around 2,000 active developers for AI-assisted coding, chat-based troubleshooting, automated unit test generation, and code transformation from older to newer, more secure versions.
…| Doubling Acceptance Rates and Streamlining Workflows Using Amazon Q Developer Amazon Q Developer was fully implemented at BT Group by mid-November 2024, with around 2,000 active users. BT Group was eager to adopt Amazon Q Developer because of the new features and…
Company
BT Group
…vided a tool to boost developer productivity using Amazon Q Developer. Overview Telecommunications company BT Group not only builds communications networks in the United Kingdom but also creates software. “It’s easy to look at our company and assume that al…
Problem
As software becomes more critical at BT Group, the company had to maintain good software engineering practices and workflows, and updating project code from older to newer, more secure versions often fell by the wayside because it took so much time.
…All our products are driven by software or complemented by software services.” As software becomes more critical at BT Group, the company must maintain good software engineering practices and workflows. To that end, BT Group looked for artificial intelligence (AI) tooling from Amaz…
Solution
BT Group implemented Amazon Q Developer, working with a dedicated AWS adoption team to train developers; developers use its in-console chat feature, unit test generation, in-line code suggestions, and code transformation capabilities that convert project code from older to newer, better-maintained versions.
…lored the various engagements rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach. “It’s hard to overstate how important it has been for BT Group to work with the AWS adoption team to get people to use and understand Amazon Q Developer,” says Noppen. “The dedicated team helped us drive adoption to the level of use…
Business value
Amazon Q Developer generates over 2 million lines of code per year for BT Group, compared with 2.5-3 million lines of code that developers previously produced annually, and acceptance rates doubled for any interaction that included the chat feature.
…h important, often fell by the wayside previously because it took so much time. Amazon Q Developer generates over 2 million lines of code per year for BT Group, compared with 2.5–3 million lines of code that developers previously produced annually. “Part of that previous 2.5 million lines of code is now being written by Amazon…
…could see usage go up in the company, and we also saw higher acceptance rates.” Acceptance rates—how often a suggestion from the AI is accepted by a developer—doubled for BT Group for any interaction that included the chat feature. BT Group developers also use Amazon Q Developer to generate unit tests. “Testin…
Headline outcome
…h important, often fell by the wayside previously because it took so much time. Amazon Q Developer generates over 2 million lines of code per year for BT Group, compared with 2.5–3 million lines of code that developers previously produced annually. “Part of that previous 2.5 million lines of code is now being written by Amazon…
Use case type
Software engineering assistance
…looked for artificial intelligence (AI) tooling from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company implemented Amazon Q Developer —the most capable generative AI–powered assistant for software development—to provide developers with a key tool. About BT Group BT Group builds and runs some of the largest fixed and mobile ne…
AI capabilities
Generative AI
…looked for artificial intelligence (AI) tooling from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company implemented Amazon Q Developer —the most capable generative AI–powered assistant for software development—to provide developers with a key tool. About BT Group BT Group builds and runs some of the largest fixed and mobile ne…
Industry
Telecommunications
…vided a tool to boost developer productivity using Amazon Q Developer. Overview Telecommunications company BT Group not only builds communications networks in the United Kingdom but also creates software. “It’s easy to look at our company and assume that al…
Technology
Amazon Q Developer
…looked for artificial intelligence (AI) tooling from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company implemented Amazon Q Developer —the most capable generative AI–powered assistant for software development—to p…
Deployment model
cloud
…to help customers connect, communicate, share, be entertained, and do business. BT Group uses AWS as its primary cloud environment, so when generative AI burst onto the scene, it implemented an AI coding assist…
Deployment options
cloud
…to help customers connect, communicate, share, be entertained, and do business. BT Group uses AWS as its primary cloud environment, so when generative AI burst onto the scene, it implemented an AI coding assist…
