Featured image: GoTo engineers work using GitHub Copilot to accelerate the pace of innovation (Photo by GoTo Group)

Jakarta, 10 September 2024 – GoTo Group, Indonesia’s leading digital ecosystem, has taken a significant step forward in enhancing productivity across its engineering teams by collaborating with Microsoft Indonesia to adopt GitHub Copilot, the world’s most widely adopted AI developer tool.

GitHub Copilot significantly boosts engineers’ productivity and happiness in daily coding tasks with its AI capabilities, from real-time code suggestions, chat assistance in the integrated development environment*, to breaking down complex coding concepts using daily conversational language.

Hans Patuwo, Chief Operating Officer, GoTo said, “Since June 2024, almost a thousand GoTo’s engineers have adopted GitHub Copilot, with full rollout expected by mid-October 2024. The adoption of this AI-powered coding assistant has enabled our engineers to enhance code quality and to accomplish more in less time. GoTo engineers have reported significant time savings averaging over seven hours per week, allowing them to innovate with greater speed and to bring more value to our users.”

GoTo engineer accelerates coding process with GitHub Copilot (Photo by GoTo Group)

Aside from time saving, GoTo’s engineers are also already seeing an early code acceptance rate of 30% within their first month adopting GitHub Copilot. This means 30% of code suggestions made by GitHub Copilot are accepted or used by GoTo engineers — a solid figure on the higher end of the average acceptance rate of 26-30% typically seen among engineers using GitHub Copilot.

Nayana Hodi, Engineering Manager, GoTo shared, “GitHub Copilot has significantly reduced syntax errors and provided helpful autocomplete features, eliminating repetitive tasks and making coding more efficient. This has allowed me to focus on the more complex elements in building great software.”

“We are thrilled to empower GoTo with GitHub Copilot, equipping their engineers with AI across the software development lifecycle. GoTo has implemented an impressive evaluation strategy, collaborating directly with engineers to collect first-hand measurements that showcase real impact. By quantifying the value of Copilot from the start, GoTo is building strong momentum for widespread adoption and accelerated learning across their engineering team. We’re excited to continue this journey, helping GoTo ship software ahead of the curve and accelerate the pace of innovation,” said Sharryn Napier, Vice President, APAC at GitHub.

GoTo’s move in integrating AI into the company’s workflow underscores its commitment to driving innovation while empowering its workforce to deliver impactful technology at scale.

“We are proud to support GoTo in their mission to empower progress by offering technology infrastructure and solutions that enable everyone to thrive in the digital economy. By integrating GitHub Copilot into their engineering processes, GoTo equips their teams with the tools to innovate faster, enhance productivity, and ultimately deliver greater user value. Trust and technology go hand-in-hand, and this collaboration underscores our shared commitment to harnessing AI technology, creating meaningful opportunities for all Indonesians, and accelerating an inclusive digital transformation agenda as part of Microsoft’s Empowering Indonesia initiative,” stated Andrew Boyd, General Manager, Digital Natives & Startups, Microsoft Asia.

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* Software that provides various tools for software development in a single application.