University of São Paulo surveys devs on LLM code generation and refactoring
EnzoRigazzoUsp · reddit · 2026-10-19
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) are running an academic survey on how professional software developers use LLMs for code generation and refactoring, covering code quality, readability, and maintainability.
The survey takes 15–20 minutes, participation is voluntary, and responses are confidential and analyzed in aggregate.
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