Upcoming Paper Jam: "Maybe We Need Some More Examples"
We'll be meeting for Paper Jam #16 on Friday, April 24. This time we'll discuss the following paper:
Courtney Miller, Rudrajit Choudhuri, Mara Ulloa, Sankeerti Haniyur, Robert DeLine, Margaret-Anne Storey, Emerson Murphy-Hill, Christian Bird, Jenna L. Butler
"Maybe We Need Some More Examples:" Individual and Team Drivers of Developer GenAI Tool Use (2026) [link]
Why do some developers thrive using agentic tools while others struggle, resist, or are indifferent to adopting LLMs?
Miller et al. paired 54 developers and found that the gap isn't about skill or access — it's about mindset, willingness to experiment, and how you react when the tool gets it wrong. They also name a "Productivity Pressure Paradox" that will sound familiar: organizations demand fast AI adoption but won't invest in the learning support that would actually make it happen.
I'm very much looking forward to reading and discussing this paper: I'm curious as to what it can teach us about the adoption of new ideas like LLMs, but also about organizational learning.
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