Experienced Developers More Likely to Use AI Code-Generation Tools Than Juniors
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Summary
Research shows that experienced developers with over 10 years of experience are more than twice as likely to use AI code-generation tools like Copilot, Claude, and Gemini compared to junior developers. Around one-third of senior developers use these tools to produce over half of their finished software, while only 13% of developers with up to two years of experience do so. The study also indicates that while senior developers use AI more frequently, they also check and verify the generated code more thoroughly.
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Developers with over 10 years of experience are more than twice as likely to do it compared to those devs who've only been on the job for up to two years
They use AI more but also check it more
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