From 704c5df4a98990f334bbcca498020c16e0f1ebbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aassuied-ps <123543888+aassuied-ps@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:46:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update benefits.qmd First draft. I'll enhance it this week. --- white-paper/benefits.qmd | 20 +++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/white-paper/benefits.qmd b/white-paper/benefits.qmd index 3a610f7..2b94309 100644 --- a/white-paper/benefits.qmd +++ b/white-paper/benefits.qmd @@ -2,4 +2,22 @@ ## Introduction -This chapter aims to include at a high level some benefits for using Git in clinical development. \ No newline at end of file +More than a control version system, Git is can be a true accelerator for statistical programming teams and a vector of quality improvement, especially with its abilities to make collaboration easier and more traceable. + +## How AI can be used with Git + +An AI agent can become a real assistant to the statistical programmer in a less risky approach. Using an AI agent inside of Git will allow statistical programmers to have a clear view on the updates made to the code via the Git history. It is really useful when several programs have to be updated (for instance, in the case of a version change in a sponsor's standard) and give user confidence in the agent. Git can be used in this case as a code review tool. Without Git, tracking the changes can easilly become more difficult. + +## Security scanning + +::: callout-important +(I need help for this part.) +::: + +## Actions and CI/CD integration + +Using Git in association with a code hosting platform (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.) allows an easy integration of specific actions and CI/CD pipelines that can work automatically on specific cases (pushing a branch, creating a pull request, etc). It means statistical programmers do not need anymore to run manually programs (for instance a batch list of ADaM datasets, then one for all of the QC, etc). + +## History of commits + +As mentionned previously, Git is made to have an history of changes in the code of a project. But these changes are not here only for the author of each specific part of the code. It is really useful for the entire team to understand how to code has evolved. In the case of a long duration clinical study, it is important to easilly understand the changes in the code (methodology addition of new variables, etc). In this way, Git is a great tool to keep track of all changes along the way of a project. \ No newline at end of file From 9e0ccef21e25e1667a32343c3cc8619fb71a5199 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aassuied-ps <123543888+aassuied-ps@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:47:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update benefits.qmd Add parts and a graph. --- white-paper/benefits.qmd | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/white-paper/benefits.qmd b/white-paper/benefits.qmd index 2b94309..304ad05 100644 --- a/white-paper/benefits.qmd +++ b/white-paper/benefits.qmd @@ -2,7 +2,31 @@ ## Introduction -More than a control version system, Git is can be a true accelerator for statistical programming teams and a vector of quality improvement, especially with its abilities to make collaboration easier and more traceable. +More than a control version system, Git is can be a true accelerator for statistical programming teams and a vector of quality improvement, especially with its abilities to make collaboration easier and more traceable. It also improves the readability and tracability, so as the usage of automatic actions (CI/CD pipelines) and AI agents. + +```{mermaid} +%%| label: fig-git-benefits +%%| fig-cap: "Overview of Git benefits" +flowchart TD + git["Git"] + + ai["AI-assisted
code changes"] + sec["Security
scanning"] + cicd["CI/CD
automation"] + hist["Commit
history"] + view["Shared code
& searchability"] + + git --> ai + git --> sec + git --> cicd + git --> hist + git --> view + + ai -->|"reviewed via diff / log"| trust["Confidence in
AI-driven changes"] + cicd -->|"no manual batch runs"| efficiency["Time saved"] + hist -->|"traceability over time"| understanding["Team understands
code evolution"] + view -->|"no restricted access request"| collab["Easier sharing
& reproducibility"] +``` ## How AI can be used with Git @@ -20,4 +44,14 @@ Using Git in association with a code hosting platform (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket ## History of commits -As mentionned previously, Git is made to have an history of changes in the code of a project. But these changes are not here only for the author of each specific part of the code. It is really useful for the entire team to understand how to code has evolved. In the case of a long duration clinical study, it is important to easilly understand the changes in the code (methodology addition of new variables, etc). In this way, Git is a great tool to keep track of all changes along the way of a project. \ No newline at end of file +As mentionned previously, Git is made to have an history of changes in the code of a project. But these changes are not here only for the author of each specific part of the code. It is really useful for the entire team to understand how to code has evolved. In the case of a long duration clinical study, it is important to easilly understand the changes in the code (methodology addition of new variables, etc). In this way, Git is a great tool to keep track of all changes along the way of a project. + +## View of all code & searchability + +Even if the folder structure is not the same depending on the sponsor, Git allow to have a clear view of all the code inside a project. Especially when a Git repository is hosted on a platform, and because a Git project should not contain any data. It means that every statistical programmer could have the possibility to view the code of each project. This can be really useful to share and reproduce code, rather than having to request of restricted access to an SCE folder. + +::: callout-important +Not sure to understand what we're talking about here. Anyhow the folders structure depends of each sponsor. +::: + + From b4d9956cdcbe2844f1c7ad1c071412c4e35863b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aassuied-ps <123543888+aassuied-ps@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:32:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update benefits.qmd --- white-paper/benefits.qmd | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/white-paper/benefits.qmd b/white-paper/benefits.qmd index 304ad05..023d6ec 100644 --- a/white-paper/benefits.qmd +++ b/white-paper/benefits.qmd @@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ As mentionned previously, Git is made to have an history of changes in the code ## View of all code & searchability -Even if the folder structure is not the same depending on the sponsor, Git allow to have a clear view of all the code inside a project. Especially when a Git repository is hosted on a platform, and because a Git project should not contain any data. It means that every statistical programmer could have the possibility to view the code of each project. This can be really useful to share and reproduce code, rather than having to request of restricted access to an SCE folder. +Even if the folder structure is not the same depending on the sponsor, Git allow to have a clear view of all the code inside a project. Especially when a Git repository is hosted on a platform, and because a Git project should not contain any data. It means that every statistical programmer could have the possibility to view the code of each project. This can be really useful to share and reproduce code, rather than having to request a restricted access to an SCE folder. + +Additionally to that, working with a Git platform allows to create Git repositories for centralized programming or packages. If a code released on a specific study can indeed be directly used (or adapter) to every studies of a therapeutic area (or more), having this code stored in a general git repository will make code sharing easier. ::: callout-important Not sure to understand what we're talking about here. Anyhow the folders structure depends of each sponsor.