Quick Overview
Holcim EMEA Digital Center leveraged GitHub Copilot to refactor 35,000 lines of backend Salesforce code focused on performance optimization. Copilot increased developer productivity by 30–40%, reduced incidents, lowered execution times, and improved throughput, directly enhancing application performance and customer experience.
Holcim EMEA Digital Center
Company Size
Large multinational building materials company
Revenue Range
Not publicly disclosed
Primary Challenge
Enhancing Salesforce backend performance and maintainability through efficient code refactoring
Key Metrics
\- 30–40% productivity gain\- 35,000 lines of code refactored\- Significant reduction in incidents\- Improved execution times and throughput
The Problem
Legacy Salesforce backend code was complex, inefficient, and caused performance bottlenecks and support incidents
The Solution
GitHub Copilot AI-assisted code completion and refactoring integrated into IDEs, enabling faster, higher-quality code restructuring
Results
\- Faster refactoring cycles\- Improved system performance\- Reduced support workload\- Enhanced customer experience
“GitHub Copilot substantially increased the amount of code we could ship in the refactor, boosting productivity and improving performance.”- Alberto Cárceles, CRM Functional Consultant
Alberto Cárceles, Holcim EMEA Digital Center
Details
Industry
Technology & SaaS
Departments
Product Development & Innovation
IT & Security
Use Cases
Debugging & Code Refactoring
Tags
GenAI
NLP
Scalability
Team Efficiency
Time-Saving
AI Tools Used
GitHub Copilot
Sources
https://emeadc.holcim.com/meet-expert-alberto-carceleshttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/code-refactoring-increasing-performance-through-ai-technologies-sc7mfhttps://docs.github.com/en/copilot/using-github-copilot/guides-on-using-github-copilot/refactoring-code
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