2025 saw AI tool adoption in software development surge to 90% monthly usage, with 40% daily use. Research from Microsoft, Google, and GitHub reveals that while developers report productivity gains, AI's impact varies across satisfaction, performance, collaboration, and efficiency dimensions. Key findings show collaboration
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Lines of code is still a bad metric. Don’t let uncertainty and change make you reach for itTalking to AI and not talking to your colleagues might not be great for teams longer-termAI changes what skills developers need, but also how they perceive themselvesIs AI the death of the junior developer, or an accelerant to help them level up faster?Is automation and code generation the right focus for the future of AI tools?Headlines will oversimplify AI research to the point of being incorrect, even if the research itself is full of nuanceLooking to 2026Sort: