3 papers
cs.SE2026
Are Coding Agents Generating Over-Mocked Tests? An Empirical Study
Andre Hora, Romain Robbes
Coding agents have received significant adoption in software development recently. Unlike traditional LLM-based code completion tools, coding agents work with autonomy (e.g., invok…
cs.SE2026
Promises, Perils, and (Timely) Heuristics for Mining Coding Agent Activity
Romain Robbes, Théo Matricon, Thomas Degueule +2
In 2025, coding agents have seen a very rapid adoption. Coding agents leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) in ways that are markedly different from LLM-based code completion, maki…
cs.SE2026
Agentic Much? Adoption of Coding Agents on GitHub
Romain Robbes, Théo Matricon, Thomas Degueule +2
In the first half of 2025, coding agents have emerged as a category of development tools that have very quickly transitioned to the practice. Unlike ''traditional'' code completion…