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MARCH 2026

aspect.dev Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the aspect.dev engineering team.

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The aspect.dev engineering team reports 46.0% AI adoption, 1.32× productivity lift, and 11.4% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

MODERATE

46.0%

AI assistance is present in 46.0% of recent commits for aspect.dev.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.32×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 32% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

11.4%

Review insights show 11.4% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the aspect.dev team performing with AI?

The aspect.dev engineering team reports 46.0% AI adoption, translating into 1.32× productivity lift while sustaining 11.4% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

aspect.dev is at 46.0%. This is 2.4pp above the community median (43.7%)..

46.0%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

aspect.dev operates at 1.32×. This is 0.19× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.32×

Roughly in line1.13× Community Median

Instrument reviewer assignment and AI summaries to trim the slowest merge steps and edge past the median.

How does AI affect code quality?

aspect.dev holds AI-assisted quality at 11.4%. This is 11.9pp below the community median (23.2%)..

11.4%

↓11.9pp below23.2% Community Median

Add structured AI code review rubrics and require human sign-off for critical surfaces.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—100.0% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

100.0%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

To prove ROI, aspect.dev needs steadier adoption, measurable lift, and consistent quality. The ingredients are forming but not yet executive-grade.

Start with a lighthouse project, measure cycle improvements end-to-end, and harden quality guardrails.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

CA

cancun.tecnm.mx

(87.3%)

MO

momentohq.com

(87.3%)

UB

ub.edu

(21.2%)

RO

rossabaker.com

(21.2%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

DR

draad.nl

(-82634.9%)

IN

inria.fr

(-2424.6%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

AE

Alex Eagle

Commits209
AI Usage90.0%
Productivity Lift1.63x
Code Quality22.2%
JB

Jason Bedard

Commits4
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.06x
Code Quality20.0%
DC

Derek Cormier

Commits3
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.01x
Code Quality20.0%
MM

Matt Mackay

Commits7
AI Usage0.0%
Productivity Lift1.00x
Code Quality0.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

13

Unknown contributor

aspect-build/rules_py

jbedard

aspect-build/rules_lint

kormide

aspect-build/rules_lint

bazelbuild/rules_rust

+1 more

alexeagle

aspect-build/rules_lint

aspect-build/rules_py

+10 more

Activity

173 Commits

Your Network

4 People
alexeagle
Member
kormide
Member
jbedard
Member
matt@aspect.dev
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

AI less dependency on heroes

Governance

Depth monitoring audit-ready

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