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JetBrains survey finds 90% of developers use AI coding agents weekly
The JetBrains survey, conducted May‑July 2026, reveals rapid adoption of AI coding assistants among professional developers.
By Felo News Desk · Published
JetBrains’ 2026 Developer Ecosystem Survey, carried out between May and July, indicates that nine out of ten professional developers now use AI coding agents at work at least once a week, Gulf News reported.
Speaking to Gulf News ahead of the AI Everything Abu Dhabi conference, Nadia Rinsky, Head of GTM MENA at JetBrains, said the focus is shifting from speed to safety, stressing that “generating more code does not automatically make an engineering organisation more efficient.” She added that companies must decide which AI agents can access their code, where data may flow, and which changes require human approval.
JetBrains will showcase JetBrains Air at the event – a system that lets developers delegate tasks to agents such as Claude Agent, Codex and Junie, while retaining oversight through inspection, testing, debugging and review. Rinsky noted that the UAE’s growing AI adoption creates opportunities to embed agents into existing workflows.
Key facts
- 90% of professional developers use AI coding agents weekly (gulfnews.com)
- The survey was conducted between May and July 2026 (gulfnews.com)
- JetBrains will demonstrate JetBrains Air at AI Everything Abu Dhabi (gulfnews.com)
- Agents mentioned include Claude Agent, Codex and Junie (gulfnews.com)
- Nadia Rinsky is Head of GTM MENA at JetBrains (gulfnews.com)
Sources
- [1] gulfnews.com — originally reported as “90% of Developers Now Use AI Coding Agents Weekly, JetBrains Survey Reveals”
