Vibe coding is right out, say most respondents in Stack Overflow survey

According to a new survey of worldwide software developers released on Tuesday, nearly all respondents are incorporating AI tools into their coding practices — but they're not necessarily all that happy about it.

The report, part of an annual study conducted by developer help site Stack Overflow, reveals that 78.5 percent of respondents were already using AI developer tools at least "monthly or infrequently." Another 5.3 percent of this year's respondents planned to start using AI soon. 

However, how these same respondents felt about these tools was significantly more split. While around 60 percent said their view toward the tools was either "favorable" or "very favorable," another 20 percent said they felt either "indifferent" or "unsure" about them. Still another 20 percent viewed the tools either unfavorably or very much so.

The survey was based on 49,009 responses from across 160 countries, although the largest portion ...