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I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
30
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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10,501
10,502
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
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null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
2
Developer, full-stack
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School
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
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Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Arduino Arduino
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Gradle;Pip
APT;Docker;Pip
APT;Docker;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Flask
Flask
Flask
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
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Windows;Ubuntu
Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 1 and 3 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Long-form articles
Answer a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
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Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Not at all, because I can't trust the output.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
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Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Identifying customer needs, making code secure and protect privacy, knowledge about design patterns, best practices and archtitectural skills
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10,502
10,503
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
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11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify):
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
17
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
6
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10,504
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
15
Founder, technology or otherwise
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Other (please specify): License and privacy
Other (please specify): License, data governance
Software Development
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
6
United States of America
USD United States dollar
336,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
TypeScript
TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Firebase Realtime Database
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NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip
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NA NA
Yes
Angular;FastAPI;Node.js;React
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AEM NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
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NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
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Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
null
Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
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NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
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NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
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moondream NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in):
Other (write in): mostly obsolete tbh
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Other (write in):
partially. I use mostly code completion, but I "declare" functions and methods with comments that generative AI then fleshes out. I rarely use a chat box to interface with the code AI.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Robotics;Cybersecurity
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Redis;Milvus
self-made
null
self-made
Grafana + Prometheus
self-made
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify):
code review, debugging, architectural thinking, communication, interpersonal skills
336,000
null
10,504
10,505
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
25
Architect, software or solutions
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
10
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
120,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet
Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus
Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
system desing
21,844
7
10,505
10,506
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
15
Product manager
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,506
10,507
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
6
Other (please specify):
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
500,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, TCL Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, TCL
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
c++23
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
null
null
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Documenting code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
52,411
8
10,507
10,508
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
19
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,508
10,509
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
10
Architect, software or solutions
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
4
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
null
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack
Cloudflare;Docker;npm
Cloudflare;Docker;npm
NA NA
Yes
Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;WebStorm;Windsurf
WebStorm;Windsurf
WebStorm;Windsurf
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;Jira;Trello
GitHub;Jira;Trello
GitHub;Jira;Trello
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing
MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
null
null
4
10,509
10,510
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
30
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
43
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
145,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
JavaScript;TypeScript
JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Kubernetes
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular
Angular
Angular
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
Confluence;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
Never heard of it
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
null
105,790
8
10,510
10,511
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
9
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,511
10,512
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
9
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
3
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
400,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase
PostgreSQL;Supabase
PostgreSQL;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Yarn
Cloudflare;Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Yarn
Cloudflare;Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
NA NA
null
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
41,929
7
10,512
10,513
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
15
Developer, embedded applications or devices
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
3
3
Spain
EUR European Euro
36
Yes
C#;SQL
C#;SQL
C#;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops
Azure Devops
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
ANALISIS
42
7
10,513
10,514
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
Architect, software or solutions
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,514
10,515
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
12
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Other (please specify): Work life balance
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
140,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Go;HTML/CSS;Zig
Go;HTML/CSS
nushell nushell
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip
Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes
Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Helix Helix
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Hell no. Maybe for personal throwaway projects.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Problem solving, architecting, interfacing with people who don’t understand computers. Anywhere the real world, which AI does not have a complete understanding of, intersects with computers. Also ethical concerns.
102,142
6
10,515
10,516
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
8
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
4
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
2,758,920
Yes
Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript
Elixir;Go;Lua;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript;Zig
Go;Lua;TypeScript
NA Odin
Yes
PostgreSQL
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack
Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel
Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Vercel
Nix, Render Nix
Yes
NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
Astro;Next.js;Phoenix;React
Next.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Neovim
Cursor;Neovim
NA Hyper
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama
Google Gemini;Ollama
Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;NixOS
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;Notion;Obsidian
Linear
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing
Agent/multi-agent orchestration
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
soft-skills, problem solving, creative ways of solving problem
66,121
6
10,516
10,517
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
19
AI/ML engineer
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
null
Argentina
ARS Argentine peso
70,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
Oracle;SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
ChromaDB ChromaDB
Yes
Docker;Gradle;Pip
Docker;Pip
Docker;Pip
NA uv
Yes
Flask
Flask;jQuery
Flask
Bootstrap Bootstrap
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG
Large Language Model;RAG;uv
Large Language Model;RAG
null
null
Windows
MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;LinkedIn;Substack
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Daily or almost daily
null
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
null
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Architecture, understanding customers
59,714
9
10,517
10,518
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
null
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
40
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
48
Product manager
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Reputation for quality Great friendly community of users
Ethical concerns NA
Higher Education
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
210,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;JavaScript;Lua
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;JavaScript;Lua
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure
Docker;Homebrew
Docker;Homebrew
Fly Fly
Yes
Phoenix;React
Phoenix;React
Phoenix;React
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Augment NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Debian
MacOS;iOS;Debian
Linear
Linear
Linear
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Direct messaging of users
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No. Vibe coding is a joke of a fad at best can be used for crude prototyping and produces almost nothing of production quality.
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other (please specify):
AI will not become more capable. I believe AI coding capabilities have already peaked and will just diminish has their training sets become more and more polluted with horrible AI generated slop.
210,000
10
10,518
10,519
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
11
7
United States of America
USD United States dollar
254,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;Python;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust;SQL
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
Kiev NA
Yes
Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Terraform
Cargo;Chocolatey;Homebrew
Cargo;Chocolatey;Homebrew
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Vim;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Vim;VSCodium
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch
Tildes, Lobsters Tildes, Lobsters
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Answer a question NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Learning, debugging obscure issues, translating problems into tasks, communication
254,000
6
10,519
10,520
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
15
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Manufacturing
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Lithuania
EUR European Euro
36,000
Yes
PHP;Python
null
null
1 1
Yes
Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Docker
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Flask;jQuery;Laravel;React;Symfony
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PhpStorm
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;iOS
Ubuntu
Asana;GitHub;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Job board
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code
Documenting code
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
Soft skills
41,765
10
10,520
10,521
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,521
10,522
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
7
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
null
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Ukraine
USD United States dollar
null
null
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
null
Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL
BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey
Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL
NA NA
null
Docker;Netlify;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Docker;Netlify;npm;Pip
NA NA
null
Django;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum
Django;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress
NA NA
null
VSCodium
Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed
VSCodium
NA NA
Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
NA NA
null
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
Not sure
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
null
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, not really
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,522
10,523
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
null
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
System administrator
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Manufacturing
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
4
Germany
EUR European Euro
40,000
Yes
C#;C++;Go;Lua;PowerShell
null
null
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Prometheus
Ninja
null
Hetzner Cloud NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Odoo
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
Windows;Arch
GitLab;Wikis;YouTrack
GitLab;Wikis;YouTrack
GitLab;Wikis;YouTrack
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No. I stay away from "vibe coding"
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions
Architecture Design, Best Practices
46,406
null
10,523
10,524
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
13
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Healthcare
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
France
EUR European Euro
73,600
Yes
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;VBA
C#;Go;Java;SQL
C#;Go;Java;SQL
NA NA
Yes
H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian
Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Clickup;GitLab
Clickup;GitLab
Clickup;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
85,387
5
10,524
10,525
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
null
Database administrator or engineer
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
No
null
null
null
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10
10,525
10,526
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
2
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
8
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
10,526
10,527
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
8
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Syrian Arab Republic
SYP Syrian pound
null
Yes
Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
APT;Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
APT;Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte
Deno;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
Deno;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code
null
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
Ollama;LangChain
null
null
null
Google Gemini;v0.dev;Blackbox AI
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
3
10,527
10,528
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
Architect, software or solutions
20 to 99 employees
People manager
In-person
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,528
10,529
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
null
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,529
10,530
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
5
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
null
null
Italy
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Python
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Laravel;Next.js;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
More than half the time
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
8
10,530
10,531
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
16
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
23
Engineering manager
500 to 999 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
4
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
560,000
Yes
Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Ruby
Elixir;Erlang;Lua;Rust;Zig
Elixir;Erlang;Lua
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;PostgreSQL
Neo4J;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Terraform
Google Cloud;Homebrew
Google Cloud;Homebrew
NA NA
Yes
Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;WordPress
Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Claude Code;Neovim
Aider;Claude Code;Neovim
Aider;Claude Code;Neovim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;LangGraph;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;uv
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;Linear;Notion
GitHub;Linear
GitHub;Linear
Logseq Logseq
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
It is, for more than a year, I didn't write a single line of code, I ask a prompt and review what has been written. I was using aider, but now, Claude Code is my pair programming buddy.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Cybersecurity
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;Pinecone;mem0
null
null
Elixir LangChain, Jido
Langfuse;arize
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Understanding tradeoffs in different Architecture decisions, understanding value from the final customers
101,941
6
10,531
10,532
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
6
Student
null
null
null
null
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
2
2
France
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL)
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
null
null
Weaviate NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Vue.js
Vue.js
Vue.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG
Pydantic
Pydantic
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion
GitHub;Notion
GitHub;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Less than one year
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Engineering and Innovative mind
null
null
10,532
10,533
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
2
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Good brand and public image NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Nigeria
NGN Nigerian naira
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;R;SQL
TypeScript
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Supabase
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;React
FastAPI;Next.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
null
null
NA NA
uv
Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora
GitHub;Monday.com
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
X;Twitch;LinkedIn
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Vibe coding is part of my professional development work but I prefare not to do it most times except I've reached a definite time limit which I can't do by myself anymore
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Data and analytics
Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
GitHub MCP Server
null
Vertex AI;LangChain;LangGraph
null
Sentry
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
The ability to breakdown a complex problem will still be essential, The ability to solve a problem even after getting burned out by it
null
null
10,533
10,534
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,534
10,535
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
11
Applied scientist
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
Other:
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
62,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis
MongoDB;Redis
MongoDB;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry
Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry
Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry
NA NA
Yes
Django;Flask;Vue.js
Vue.js
Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
Open Project Open Project
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Logic games/puzzles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
71,929
6
10,535
10,536
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
12
DevOps engineer or professional
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,536
10,537
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
14
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Other:
Other (please specify): like the team
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
France
EUR European Euro
77,000
Yes
Assembly;C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
Assembly;C;C#;C++;Lua;Python;Zig
Assembly;C;C#;C++;Lua;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm
PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm
clion clion
Large Language Model
c++23
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
lobste.rs lobste.rs
Yes
Microsoft Phi-4 models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Answer a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
89,331
9
10,537
10,538
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
21
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
27
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Slovakia
EUR European Euro
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
F#;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript
TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Oracle;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Google Cloud
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot;Axum
React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn
Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No and not planning to do so. For hobby projects/experiments sure, why not.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
being able to understand core concepts/first principles behind anything you ask AI to help with, so you can check that the answer is actually 100% correct
116,015
7
10,538
10,539
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
26
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
30
Architect, software or solutions
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
12
4
Germany
EUR European Euro
90,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
104,413
null
10,539
10,540
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
12
Architect, software or solutions
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
72,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Oracle;Redis
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Express;Fastify;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube
Stack Overflow;YouTube
Stack Overflow;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
no
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
(Solution) Architecture, IT Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Requirements Engineering
83,531
8
10,540
10,541
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
null
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
null
null
null
I'm not sure
null
17
6
Romania
RON Romanian leu
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
npm;Pip
Pip
Pip
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Code:Blocks Code:Blocks
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File
NA MkDocs
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Less than one year
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,541
10,542
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
20
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
null
Computer Systems Design and Services
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL
MariaDB;MySQL
MariaDB;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase;Netlify
Docker;Firebase;Netlify
Docker;Firebase;Netlify
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Django;jQuery;WordPress
Astro;Django;jQuery;WordPress
Astro;Django;jQuery;WordPress
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Fedora
Windows;Fedora
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Message Boards
null
Yes, definitely
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers
null
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
I haven’t encountered any problems
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Data and analytics
Language processing
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
GitHub MCP Server
null
null
null
Galileo
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
null
null
9
10,542
10,543
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
3
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Banking/Financial Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
4
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
null
null
JSF, Jakrata EE NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
c++23;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
null
GitHub;GitLab
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 1 and 3 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in):
Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Search for answers
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Problem solving, reading code, understanding concepts of coding, understanding the underling structures
null
8
10,543
10,544
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
32
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
null
In-person
null
null
null
null
Healthcare
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
null
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;VBA
C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Vue.js
Node.js;React;Vue.js
Node.js;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
Azure Devops
Azure Devops
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
Other (write in):
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I suspect some of your conclusions are wrong. I didn't indicate this
null
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot
null
Other (please specify):
Same as today. Bad developers don't become good developers with help from AI.
null
8
10,544
10,545
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
21
Engineering manager
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
45,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Other (write in): Get an answer to a question.
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics
Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
Ollama
null
New Relic
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Creating new solutions rather than regurgitating existing ones, e.g. a Blog is a solved problem that LLM will just pull from a tutorial. LLM wont solve anything that is not already solved, this is what you need developers for.
61,264
6
10,545
10,546
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Volunteering (regularly)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Colleague or on-the-job training
10
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Robust and complete API NA
null
null
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
3
France
EUR European Euro
0
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
10,546
10,547
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
3
Student
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,547
10,548
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,548
10,549
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
10
Academic researcher
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
65,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
H2;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Svelte
null
NA NA
Yes
PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
Pydantic;RAG;Ollama
Pydantic;RAG;Ollama
null
null
Windows;MacOS
Red Hat;Fedora
GitHub;GitLab
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
null
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Problem formulation, architecture design
75,410
4
10,549
10,550
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
18
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
26
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
630,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cassandra;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Cassandra;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Splunk
NA NA
Yes
AngularJS;Deno;React;Spring Boot
Deno;React
Deno;React
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed
Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
NA NA
c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama
c++23;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
GitHub;Notion
GitHub;Notion
GitHub;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
Ollama;OpenRouter
null
Snyk
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Software engineering fundamentals, data structures, complexity, ability to review and judge generated code.
630,000
7
10,550
10,551
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
19
Developer, front-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
4
India
INR Indian rupee
6,500,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React
Angular;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React
Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI)
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
75,556
8
10,551
10,552
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
2
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
5
Uruguay
UYU Uruguayan peso
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;MATLAB;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Python
NA LaTeX
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim
Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;PyCharm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Arch
Arch
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Vibe coding is lame as hell lmao
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Problem solving skills, logic and reasoning. Just about everything hardware related. Being able to understand and debug code.
null
null
10,552
10,553
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
28
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
44
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
School
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
94,800
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;SQL
C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL
Cypher Cypher
Yes
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn
Bun;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;NuGet;Vite;Yarn
Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn
Jenkins NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Symfony
ASP.NET Core;Deno;React;Symfony
React;Symfony
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Search for answers
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
129,062
9
10,553
10,554
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,554
10,555
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
15
Engineering manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
20
20
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
130,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;F#;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;Erlang;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite
DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Terraform
Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js
ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix
ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Predictive analytics
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Redis;GitHub MCP Server
null
null
null
Sentry;Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Talking to people about problems. Understanding how code evolves over time.
176,984
6
10,555
10,556
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Remote
No
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
10
Germany
EUR European Euro
95,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Arch
MacOS
GitHub;Miro;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
We dont want it to, but an employee, that does not code used it. we kept the work to not make them unhappy, but told them to not do it again
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
110,214
9
10,556
10,557
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
15
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Lua
null
NA NA
Yes
H2;PostgreSQL
Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Podman
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;Spring Boot
Django;FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Aider;Claude Code;Windsurf
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android
MacOS;Android
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Discord
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people)
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
translation of business needs to technical possibilities fixing bad code generated by AI
81,210
8
10,557
10,558
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
19
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
22
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
null
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
10,558
10,559
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Media & Advertising Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
Python;SQL
Python;Rust;SQL
Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Supabase;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Axum
FastAPI
FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini
Polars;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini
Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Clickup;GitHub;Linear;Notion
GitHub;Linear
GitHub;Linear
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers
Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
9
10,559
10,560
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
1
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
2
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,560
10,561
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
16
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
11
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
415,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
113,253
7
10,561
10,562
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
2
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
2
DevOps engineer or professional
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,562
10,563
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
null
Software Development
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United Arab Emirates
AED United Arab Emirates dirham
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Answer a question NA
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Predictive analytics
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10
10,563
10,564
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
25
Data engineer
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Other (please specify): Work Life Balance
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
6
India
INR Indian rupee
4,550,000
Yes
Python;SQL
Python;SQL
Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Yarn
Microsoft Azure;Pip;Yarn
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
null
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code
null
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Not I use AI only partially and it doesn't generate full code
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Understanding the requirement and communicating
52,889
8
10,564
10,565
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
40
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
48,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;MariaDB
MariaDB;MongoDB
MariaDB
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm
Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm
Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Spring Boot
Spring Boot
Spring Boot
Vaadin Vaadin
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
Pivotaltracker NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Analyzing and understanding complex problems. Simplifying and refactoring code to make it more maintainable. Translating real world problems into code. Knowing what's possible and what's unrealistic to do.
55,687
8
10,565
10,566
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify):
15
Developer, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
300,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript
Dart;Zig
Dart
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse;Pocketbase
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vercel;Vite
Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud
NA NA
Yes
Nuxt.js
Next.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Cursor;Windsurf
Cursor
NA NA
Shadcn/ui
Shadcn/ui
Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Search for answers
null
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Other (write in):
When possible I let LLMs write the code for me. As long as it is faster. But the result should look and feel as if I wrote the code
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity;Bolt.new
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify):
Understanding the business problem Working in big enterprise environments
348,044
8
10,566
10,567
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other (please specify):
8
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Costs are manageable lot´s of documentation, rich ecosystem
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Other (please specify): work from anywhere (remote)
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
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7
10,567
10,568
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
38
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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10,568
10,569
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
9
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
School
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Insurance
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
France
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack
Docker;Make;npm;Vite
Docker;npm;Vite
dnf, pacman, clever cloud, scoop, uv dnf, clever cloud, uv
Yes
Astro;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Astro;FastAPI;Node.js;React
Astro;FastAPI;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code
Qt Creator Qt Creator
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Ollama;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Ollama;uv
null
null
Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Windows
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro
GitLab;Miro
GitLab;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices
Knowing how to do things right, rather than implementing the simplest short-term solutions like LLMs always do.
null
6
10,569
10,570
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
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null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
10,570
10,571
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
10
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Healthcare
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
85,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
Python;SQL;TypeScript
Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
DuckDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;npm;Pip
Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip
Docker;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Django;Flask;React
Django;Flask;React
Django;Flask;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat
Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello
GitHub;Trello
GitHub;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Interpersonal skills and identifying real world issues and use cases
85,000
8
10,571
10,572
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media
22
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
Iran, Islamic Republic of...
IRR Iranian rial
30,000,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis
Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Spring Boot
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
Azure Devops;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Comment on Q&A posts NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Yes
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
712,166
10
10,572
10,573
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
16
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,573
10,574
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,574
10,575
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
42
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
null
Yes
C#;PHP;Python
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Windows
null
Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
null
null
NA NA
LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Project planning
null
null
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
I haven’t encountered any problems
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
9
10,575
10,576
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
22
Developer, game or graphics
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Other (please specify): Poor tooling
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,576
10,577
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
7
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
20,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Node.js;React;Vue.js
Node.js;React;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
Windows
Windows
Trello
Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello
Trello
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
In my opinion, after what period of time will all developers only give tasks to AI, because AI will definitely be a better programmer than the most experienced developer.
479
null
10,577
10,578
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
20
Architect, software or solutions
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
5
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
105,000
Yes
C#;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite
Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform;Vite
Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform;Vite
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;React;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;React;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;React;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No it is not, as I take it for inspiration, but never copy & paste anything generated
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
GitHub MCP Server;pgvector
null
AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama
null
Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
debugging, complex architecture, experience under pressure
130,193
7
10,578
10,579
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
30
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Other (write in): Search the answer to my question
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
Other (write in):
Vibe coding has nothing todo with real coding.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
IT operations
null
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
GitHub MCP Server
null
Ollama;Semantic Kernel
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
Other (please specify):
No AI can replace a human brain.
null
10
10,579
10,580
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
28
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges
30
Project manager
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
null
null
null
null
Yes
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,580
10,581
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
20
Architect, software or solutions
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
10
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
780,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
81,761
7
10,581
10,582
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
5
Developer, embedded applications or devices
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
4
Russian Federation
RUB Russian ruble
600,000
Yes
C;C++;Python
C#;Java
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv;Ultralytics
null
null
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows
GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Miro
GitLab;Notion
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
null
null
Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Somewhat it's become a part of the working pipeline especially with unfamiliar frameworks, bugs etc but mostly it relates to laziness to write code myself and since I am able to validate what is happening in the piece of code I am inserting AI just makes my life easier. Nevertheless if the code I've adopted still fails to work properly I would rather go throw the problem solving myself and then again feed my thoughts to the LLM.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify):
Problem solving, system thinking, general perception of other fields of studies
7,656
7
10,582
10,583
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
10
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
3
India
INR Indian rupee
1,600,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows
Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code
Project planning;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
Not yet. Until the point AI does not really understand the output it is giving and confirm prompts in case if they lack certain details like an engineer as on date, vibe coding to me will be a risky bet as I can't risk its output being used without checks in fintech domain that requires security and reliability. Also such tools are not cheap yet, so on a personal level i do not use them. When orgs would start trusting such tools and heavy investing in such tools as part of a tech-stack maybe that day it would start becoming a norm
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
using AI tools to speed up development. Domain understanding. Architectural understanding.
18,598
6
10,583
10,584
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
13
Founder, technology or otherwise
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Manufacturing
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
8
Mexico
MXN Mexican peso
600,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C++
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;NuGet;Vite
Bun;Kubernetes;Podman
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub
GitLab
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices
raw SQL, web technologies, problem solving
31,583
10
10,584
10,585
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
10
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
Fintech
null
No
null
null
null
Poland
EUR European Euro
2,825
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
3,277
null
10,585
10,586
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
19
Developer, embedded applications or devices
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
9
Hungary
HUF Hungarian forint
7,212,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript
C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Vite
APT;Cargo;Docker;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Vite
APT;Cargo;Docker;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama;uv
c++23;uv
c++23;uv
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Search for answers
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
Not at all.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Making reliable or critical software, accountability and taking responsibility, actually consulting with stakeholders, human-facing creative work,
20,855
8
10,586
10,587
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
30
Developer, front-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
1
Italy
EUR European Euro
38,000
Yes
Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Supabase;Vite;Yarn
Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Supabase;Vite;Yarn
Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Supabase;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js
Angular;Fastify;Node.js;Vue.js
Angular;Fastify;Node.js
hono NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;WebStorm;Windsurf
Notepad++;WebStorm
Notepad++;WebStorm
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello
GitLab;Jira;Trello
GitLab;Jira;Trello
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
More than half the time
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
44,086
5
10,587
10,588
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
26
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
20
Architect, software or solutions
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Fintech
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
20
Argentina
USD United States dollar
120,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
120,000
null
10,588
10,589
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
10
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
null
null
Other:
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Maldives
MVR Maldivian rufiyaa
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
10,589
10,590
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training
30
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
500,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
Assembly;C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;Arch
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board
Answer a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Debugging, deep understanding of code, context, architecture, ability to conceive new ideas/extensions
500,000
2
10,590
10,591
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training
7
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
60,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;iOS
Windows;iOS
Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner
Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner
Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner
NA NA
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
69,609
6
10,591
10,592
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
30
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Manufacturing
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
140,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
null
VB6 NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
null
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Very minimally
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
null
140,000
8
10,592
10,593
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
35
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
40
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
null
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
3
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker
null
null
virtualbox NA
Yes
jQuery
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Nano;Neovim;Vim
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
null
GitHub;Redmine
null
null
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
Infrequently, less than once per year
Other (write in):
Answer a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):
I see 'Vibe Coding' as the worst idea imaginable. Code quality will nose dive.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other (please specify):
Ignoring hype. Learning to code.
null
0
10,593
10,594
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
8
Student
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
16,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
18,562
9
10,594
10,595
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify):
30
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
30
null
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Webpack
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Delphi NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
A few times per week
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No. I would consider it for a personal or hobby project, but not for professional work at the moment.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Ability to see the big picture or overview, as well as having specific domain knowledge or understanding about my customer's industry.
null
9
10,595
10,596
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
22
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
200,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite
BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite
BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;pnpm;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;pnpm;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;pnpm;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;React
Next.js;React
Next.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
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null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
MacOS
GitHub;Jira;Notion
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
Long-form articles;Other (write in):
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
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AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Only for simple scripts that I can describe to the tee via an LLM prompt
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
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null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify):
Being able to debug subtle issues in code; being able to communicate effectively with customers and teammates; understanding how to build solutions that scale with power, time, and data size
200,000
8
10,596
10,597
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
18
Developer, embedded applications or devices
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Manufacturing
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
7
Austria
EUR European Euro
59,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;PowerShell;Python
C;C++;GDScript;Python
C;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Jira
Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Job board
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Developing
68,449
3
10,597
10,598
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
10,598
10,599
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
23
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
25
Engineering manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
768,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;MySQL;Redis
BigQuery;MySQL;Redis
BigQuery;MySQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn
Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn
Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Symfony
Node.js;Symfony
Node.js;Symfony
NA NA
null
PhpStorm;Sublime Text
PhpStorm;Sublime Text
PhpStorm;Sublime Text
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;X
Stack Overflow;Reddit;X
Stack Overflow;Reddit;X
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No, it's not. I still appreciate applying my knowledge and coding myself.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
Redis
null
Zapier
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
80,503
6
10,599
10,600
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
5
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
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