Pragmatic Engineer Survey: Claude Code #1 Among 906 Engineers, 95% Use AI Weekly, 55% Regularly Use Agents — Up From Near-Zero 18 Months Ago
Pragmatic Engineer / AI Productivity·high signal
The most comprehensive recent developer AI survey finds 46% prefer Claude Code vs 19% Cursor vs 9% GitHub Copilot, with Claude Code reaching the top position just 8 months after May 2025 launch. Agent adoption hit 55% of respondents (63.5% among staff-plus engineers), up from near-zero 18 months prior. Enterprise procurement drives GitHub Copilot adoption at large companies (56%), while startups show 75% Claude Code adoption — the market is fragmented with 70% using 2–4 tools simultaneously.