We need data engineering benchmarks for LLMs
(structuredlabs.substack.com)
Tools like Copilot and GPT-based copilots promise to reduce the repetitive burden of data engineering tasks, suggest code, and even debug complex pipelines. But how do we measure whether they’re actually good at this? Frankly, the industry is lagging behind when it comes to evaluation methods. While SWE-bench offers a framework for software engineering, data engineering is just left out—no tailored benchmarks, no precise way to gauge their effectiveness. It’s time to change that.
Tools like Copilot and GPT-based copilots promise to reduce the repetitive burden of data engineering tasks, suggest code, and even debug complex pipelines. But how do we measure whether they’re actually good at this? Frankly, the industry is lagging behind when it comes to evaluation methods. While SWE-bench offers a framework for software engineering, data engineering is just left out—no tailored benchmarks, no precise way to gauge their effectiveness. It’s time to change that.