StackOverflow survey: 65% of developers use coding agents, yet six in ten avoid AI
pchandrasekar · x · 2026-10-06
StackOverflow's 2026 Developer Survey found that 65% of developers use coding agents—but six in ten of them actively avoid using AI. CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar discussed the results with CNN, covering when and why developers trust AI, workplace happiness, and how fatigue and burnout affect technologists. The report notes programmers were among the first changed by AI, and some are now trying to avoid it.
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