In the recording, you’ll learn:
- Which tasks not to hand to AI unless you’re ready to live with the consequences: the ones developers are quietly dropping
- Which tasks to hand to AI first when you roll out a new AI tool or AI feature, based on the experience of other developers
- Where to point your AI roadmap and budget next, based on how developers are narrowing their AI use
The thirteen tasks we asked about
Revealed in the recordingResults are revealed in the recording.
| Task | Do you use AI for it? | How much of the work does AI do? | Proven, overhyped, underhyped or unproven? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Code generation | |||
| 02Editing/modifying existing code | |||
| 03Bug detection and fixing | |||
| 04Understanding existing code | |||
| 05Generating documentation | |||
| 06Generating code comments or annotations | |||
| 07Generating tests or mock data | |||
| 08Refactoring existing code | |||
| 09Integrating APIs | |||
| 10Identifying security issues or vulnerabilities | |||
| 11Performance profiling and optimisation | |||
| 12Handling DevOps tasks | |||
| 13Managing pull requests or merges |
Base: developers who use AI-assisted development tools, Developer Nation survey, December 2025 to January 2026 (4,582 for use; 4,659 for how much AI does and the rating). SlashData, AI in the Developer Workflow, April 2026.
Who it’s for
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Developer marketing and DevRel
Product marketing, developer relations, and research teams at companies where developers are the customer.
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Product and AI platform teams
Teams building developer and AI platforms who need to know what developers adopt, what they abandon, and why.
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Enterprise technology leaders
Teams deciding where their own developers can rely on AI, and where human oversight has to stay.
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About SlashData
SlashData is an analyst firm that researches developers and how AI is changing software development. We run large global developer surveys twice a year. For over 20 years, technology companies have used our research to make product and marketing decisions.
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