A prompt injection attack on Cline's GitHub issue triage AI bot triggered a five-step supply chain attack affecting 4,000 developers. An attacker embedded code execution instructions in an issue title, leading to cache poisoning, credential theft, and the publication of a malicious version of Cline that silently installed OpenClaw on developer machines.

Claude Code has rocketed to #1 AI coding tool in just 8 months (since May 2025), with 95% of respondents using AI tools weekly and 56% doing 70%+ of engineering work with AI. The survey reveals company size heavily influences tool choice (startups favor Claude Code; enterprises prefer Copilot), and 55% of developers now regularly use AI agents.

AI-assisted coding tools have boosted individual productivity but paradoxically increased developer work hours and stress. Research shows higher merge rates and task completion but also more after-hours work, delivery instability, and concerns about skill development in junior engineers.