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Dynamics of Sentiment and Attitudes Toward AI Among Developers - The JetBrains Blog

AnnouncementResearchOct 19, 2026

JetBrains Research reports that developers ready to delegate writing application logic to AI rose from 18% in May–July 2025 to 50% a year later, based on its Developer Ecosystem and AI Pulse surveys. Readiness to delegate test writing grew from 50% to 75%, and refactoring from 38% to 60%. Meanwhile, 37% of developers now believe AI coding will decrease demand for professionals, up from 28% in 2024, while 79% expect employers to require AI tool proficiency.

Why it matters

JetBrains Research, drawing on its Developer Ecosystem and AI Pulse surveys, reports a sharp year-over-year shift in how developers view delegating work to AI. Willingness to hand off writing application logic has grown nearly threefold, while readiness to delegate test writing and refactoring has also climbed substantially. Even activities developers have resisted are softening: more now say they would let AI handle code review, and resistance to delegating debugging, while still the majority position, has weakened considerably. Sentiment is changing alongside behavior. Most developers expect employers to demand proficiency with AI development tools, and a growing share believe AI coding will reduce demand for professional developers. A notable minority now think AI could eventually replace human developers entirely, a view that has expanded rapidly since the previous survey and is more common among heavy users of AI coding agents. The findings, based on a globally reweighted sample spanning multiple regions and languages, signal that agentic development is moving from novelty toward expectation, with labor-market anxiety rising in parallel.

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