Developer Productivity & AI Tooling Adoption Survey

Welcome to the Developer Productivity & AI Tooling Adoption Survey. This survey explores your development workflows, tools (including AI assistants), code quality practices, and professional growth. It takes approximately 12 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest experience. All responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. By continuing, you agree to participate.

Which of the following best describes your primary development role?

• Backend engineer
• Frontend engineer
• Full-stack engineer
• Mobile developer
• Data/ML engineer
• DevOps/SRE
• QA/Test engineer
• Engineering manager
• Student or hobbyist
• Other

Which of the following best describes your current use of AI coding assistants or code-generation tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor)?

• Yes, I currently use them
• I tried them in the past but am not using them now
• No, but I plan to try them
• No, and I have no plans to try them

Rank the following activities from most to least time spent during a typical work week.

1. Writing new code
2. Reviewing or debugging code
3. Meetings and communication
4. Planning, design, or documentation
5. Testing and QA
6. DevOps, deployment, or infrastructure
7. Learning or upskilling

How confident are you that the code your team shipped in the last 4 weeks meets your quality standards?

Approximately how many hours did you spend on learning or upskilling activities in the last 2 weeks?

• 0 hours
• 1–2 hours
• 3–5 hours
• 6–10 hours
• 11–15 hours
• More than 15 hours

Based on your responses in this survey, please share one example from the last month where a tool, practice, or workflow change meaningfully affected how you work.

How many years have you worked as a developer (professional or equivalent)?

• Less than 1
• 1–2
• 3–5
• 6–9
• 10–14
• 15+

Thank you for completing this survey! Your responses have been recorded and will be used to improve developer workflows and tooling decisions. If you have any questions, please contact your survey administrator.

Which programming languages do you use most frequently in your current work? (Select up to 3)

• JavaScript/TypeScript
• Python
• Java
• C#
• C/C++
• Go
• Ruby
• PHP
• Swift
• Kotlin
• Rust
• SQL
• Other

Great — thanks for those details. Next, a few quick questions about your team and its engineering practices.

Compared to a typical two-week period, how would you rate your overall productivity in the last 2 weeks?

In the last 4 weeks, how consistently did your team conduct code reviews before merging?

In the last month, how much do you feel your technical skills have grown?

Thank you for your responses so far. I'd like to ask a couple of follow-up questions to better understand your experience with developer tools and productivity. Let's start: What has been the single biggest factor—positive or negative—affecting your productivity in the last month?

What is your primary work arrangement?

• Company employee
• Independent contractor / Freelancer
• Student
• Other

How frequently have you used AI coding tools over the past 4 weeks?

• Daily
• Several times a week
• About once a week
• Less than once a week

In the last 4 weeks, how consistently did your team write automated tests for new features or changes?

About how many people are in your organization?

• 1 (just me)
• 2–9
• 10–49
• 50–249
• 250–999
• 1,000–4,999
• 5,000+

In the last 4 weeks, how have AI coding tools affected your overall productivity?

In the last 4 weeks, how consistently did your team use CI/CD pipelines for deployments?

About how many developers are on your immediate team?

• 1
• 2–4
• 5–9
• 10–19
• 20+

Almost done! A final section about where AI tools do and don’t fit your workflow today.

In which region do you primarily work?

• Americas
• Europe
• Middle East & Africa
• Asia
• Oceania

What are the main reasons you are not currently using AI coding tools? (Select up to 3)

• Concerns about code quality or correctness
• Privacy, security, or compliance concerns
• Not needed for my type of work
• Too costly or licensing issues
• Tried but results were not useful
• Setup or integration effort is too high
• Team or organizational policy restricts use
• Other (please specify)

How likely are you to try or re-adopt AI coding tools in the next 3 months?