Delivering 120 PRs in two weeks with Rovo Dev in Jira

This post details the author's personal experience using Rovo Dev in Jira to accelerate development. It highlights the ability to delegate low to medium complexity tasks to a coding agent, resulting in the opening and merging of over 120 pull requests in two weeks. The author describes offloading work to remote sandboxes, automating task creation from Slack conversations into Jira work items, and using the agent for code generation, refactoring, and contributing to unfamiliar codebases. Specific tips are provided on using cheaper models for minor changes, reviewing AI-generated PRs, and using the agent for initial investigation and breaking down complex tasks. The post also touches on the potential for future integrations, such as directly addressing review comments and automatically fixing CI failures.
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