The most widely adopted: GitHub Copilot (code completion integrated into VS Code, ~40% of professional developers use it), Cursor (AI-native code editor), Claude Code (terminal-based AI coding assistant), ChatGPT (general coding questions and debugging), and Replit (AI-powered collaborative coding). For specific tasks: Tabnine for on-premise code completion, Codeium for free alternatives, and Amazon CodeWhisperer for AWS-integrated development. The trend in 2026 is toward agentic coding tools that don't just suggest code but can plan, implement, test, and debug entire features with minimal human direction.
What AI tools do software developers use?
Answered by Hector Herrera