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The developer survey tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussion of large industry surveys and what their findings mean for Windows developers and IT teams. A recent thread examines Stack Overflow's Developer Survey data, where AI coding adoption keeps rising even as developer trust in AI-generated code declines. The coverage connects those results to Visual Studio users, GitHub Copilot licensing decisions, and the widening gap between experienced developers and people learning to code. Expect analysis of survey methodology, year-over-year comparisons, and practical takeaways for Windows shops evaluating AI-assisted development tools and budgets.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Do More Developers Use Windows? Survey Context, macOS Polls and WSL Containers

    Microsoft Distinguished Engineer David Fowler has stepped into a small X brawl over who actually uses Windows. His answer is "more developers than anything else." That is probably true. It also doesn't settle the argument it was meant to settle. What happened Windows Latest reports that an X...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Stack Overflow Survey: AI Coding Use Soars as Developer Trust Falls

    Developers are using AI more than ever and liking it less. That is the main finding in Stack Overflow's new look back at its Developer Survey data, published on September 30, 2026, a few days before the 2026 results are due. The figures matter to Windows shops, Visual Studio users and anyone...