Sonar shares their code analysis scan data to reveal the state of code built with AI

Vendor Sponsor

Sonar

Research Published

August 13, 2025

Link to research

https://www.sonarsource.com/the-state-of-code/

Description

An analysis of code analysis data of 7.9 Billion lines of code generated by 970,000 developers using AI tools with investigations into code maintainability, security, reliability, and languages.

Comments

This looks very cool on the surface, alas I don’t have time to dig into it much.

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Topic Tags

DevelopersApp DevelopmentSoftware Engineering LeadershipProgramming LanguagesAIAppSecAI adoption

Sample

SaaS Platform DataVendor Customers

Sample Size

7.9

Data Source

Behavior dataProduct Data

Demographics

Created time

Oct 14, 2025 3:25 AM

Directory name

Sonar analyzed 7.9 billion lines of code to

Data-driven insights from real-world code

Insights from over 970,000 developers reveal the most common issues in today's codebases (per every million lines of code.)

REPORT The State of Code: Reliability Learn why these bugs are often so missed and how to eliminate them from your projects. Download report >

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REPORT The State of Code: Security Learn why these vulnerabilities are so often missed and how to eliminate them from your projects. Download report >

REPORT The State of Code: Maintainability Learn why these critical issues are so often missed and how to eliminate them from your projects. Download report >

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Learn about the most common issues and security risks in top languages like Java, JavaScript, Python, and more.