Developer shares AI tool usage practices for November 2026
Understand this story
Software developer FredrikMeyer published a post summarizing his AI tool usage in November 2026, saying that his most-used tool is GitHub Copilot CLI, together with the cplt sandbox for running agents. He mainly writes Kotlin and Next.js. This is his second rundown of his personal usage after "All the ways I use AI" more than a year ago, and the article uses the changes in the AI field as background for the update.
AI overview based on source reports · Updated 12 hr ago
Coverage timeline
Follow the coverage to explore different perspectives.
- Hacker News AIAI tools I use (avg software developer)
A software developer reviews his AI tool usage as of November 2026, led by GitHub Copilot CLI run in the cplt sandbox and used through the agent-shell Emacs package, plus the ChatGPT Android app, Raycast AI and Google AI mode. He describes coding uses such as mapping codebases, writing tests, reproducing bugs and reading logs and traces at work, while avoiding AI for documentation and hobby projects. He also raises concerns about outsourced thinking, skill atrophy and a future where most text is produced and read by AI.
Activity for this story
- Current comparable activity
- 7
- Peak comparable activity
- 10Nov 8 03:00
- Change in the past 24 hours
- –
Trends compare the same fully observed participants, which may cover fewer participants than current activity. Move the pointer or tap the chart to inspect hourly activity; use the left and right arrow keys with a keyboard.