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1,100 | 1,101 | 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);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 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);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 253,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | kafka, fluvio, flink
fluvio | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes | just, mise
just, mise | Yes | Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | poem, leptos
poem, leptos | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model | Polars;Large Language Model | Polars;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Mastodon, fediverse
Mastodon, fediverse | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes, but only in some very narrowly scoped tasks at the current time | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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.;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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Grafana + Prometheus | coroot, opentelemetry, fluvio | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | specification writing, systems design, testing & QA approaches, systems assurance, validation and verification | 253,000 | 7 |
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Lean | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | uv
uv | Yes | Node.js;React;Vue.js;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;VSCodium | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Other (write in): | No. LLMs are a good discussion partner, they provide suggestions, code snippets, and can take a stab at a problem to help generate ideas.
Vibe coding is a workflow where the AI takes charge for doing the work, with some help form humans to help guide them and get them get past obstacles.
Our workflow is still the other way around, although I would not be surprised to see capabilities continue to improve.
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | RustRover | PyCharm;RustRover | RustRover | Geany
Geany | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | 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, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | 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. | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Everything | 52,207 | 4 |
1,103 | 1,104 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Other (please specify): | 12 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Lisp;Python;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Python;SQL | Terraform (HCL)
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pip | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Flask;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Flask;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | 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.;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 | I think reading and understanding software will be incredibly important in the future | 135,000 | 10 |
1,104 | 1,105 | 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 | 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);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | 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 | null | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 70,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C++;Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Heroku;Make;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;npm;Supabase | APT;Docker;Heroku;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 12,743 | 7 |
1,105 | 1,106 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 54 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 54 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 148,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Ruby;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | gem
gem | Yes | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Windsurf;Zed | aia
aia | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | In a word, "No!" Vibe coding is like an artist high on drugs. Whatever they create while in their "vibe" state is wonderful, fantastic, great art; but, when they sober up its just a pile of poo. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;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 the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 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 | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;Weaviate;Pinecone | amqp | Ollama;OpenRouter | aia | Galileo;Grafana + Prometheus;helicone | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | imagination, thinking, ping-pong, dirt bike racing, snake harvesting, alligator hunting | 148,000 | null |
1,106 | 1,107 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 84,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Valkey
Valkey | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Hetzner
Hetzner | Yes | Astro;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Django;Node.js;React | Astro;Django;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | MS Teams
MS Teams | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | 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 and not confident in changing this soon | 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 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. | 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 | Security and privacy (as those are topics junior devs don’t have on top of their priority list) | 97,452 | null |
1,107 | 1,108 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 800,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | 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 | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | Yes, somewhat | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep debug | 928,117 | 10 |
1,108 | 1,109 | 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.) | 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);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 | 24 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 84,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | 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.);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 | Neither trust nor distrust | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Reasoning, critical thinking, architectural design | 98,032 | 3 |
1,109 | 1,110 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 7,000 | Yes | Go;SQL | Go;Rust | Go | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis;Clickhouse | Dynamodb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | null | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 7,000 | 9 |
1,110 | 1,111 | 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 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Ada;C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | Bun
Bun | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector | null | Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft 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 | null | null | 6 |
1,111 | 1,112 | 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 | 25 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Ansible;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Azure DevOps
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio | PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio | PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 69,609 | 10 |
1,112 | 1,113 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,050,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Valkey | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Testing code | 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, I refuse to be involved in the creation of any product that I do not understand wholly. | 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.;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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Project planning, System design | 12,205 | 8 |
1,113 | 1,114 | 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) | 7 | 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);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 7 | France | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip | Uv
Uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI;Axum | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Arch | MacOS;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I do sometimes use AI generated code as-is, but it has to be tested and understood. I feel responsible for all code I submit, whether ai-generated or writen by myself | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved the quality of my code. | 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. | 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 | LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;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 | High level system design, ability to debug complex, massive codebases | 121,815 | 8 |
1,114 | 1,115 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 35 | 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 | 28 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | GetSimple Cms
GetSimple Cms | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse | Android Studio;Eclipse | Android Studio;Eclipse | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows | null | Doxygen | Doxygen | Doxygen | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | 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 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 | 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 | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | null |
1,115 | 1,116 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Zig | C;C#;Go;Java;Rust;Zig | C;C#;Java;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm | APT;Docker;Make | APT;Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Django;Next.js;React;WordPress | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Looking at answers to questions already asked by others, and nothing else | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | 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 | No | No, and I don't 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.;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 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 | null | null | 7 |
1,116 | 1,117 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 76,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Vue.js | Django;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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.;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. | 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;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Experience and understanding whether the resulting code is correct in context.
Debugging | 103,468 | 4 |
1,117 | 1,118 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 42 | 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 | 30 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Lisp;Python | Lisp;Python | Lisp;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | 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;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 | 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 | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;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 | null | 108,913 | null |
1,118 | 1,119 | 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 | 22 | 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 | Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;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 | Yep | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 | 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.;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Analysis | null | 9 |
1,119 | 1,120 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 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);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 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Other (please specify):
Security | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Ethical development | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 71,280 | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | NA
OpenSearch | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;New Relic;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;New Relic;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | Node.js;React;Symfony | Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
React Native | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;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;Other (write in): | No, not suitable for the security, performance and reliability requirements of my projects. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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 the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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. | 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 | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry;New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Devin AI;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 82,695 | 8 |
1,120 | 1,121 | 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 | 5 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Tunisia | TND Tunisian dinar | 40,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery | Angular;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Express;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | somewhat | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server | null | Agno | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | 3 | 13,578 | 5 |
1,121 | 1,122 | 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 | 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 | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django | Django | Micronaut
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | We've tested a lot of models and tools and not one person on my team has been able to generate working code on our existing codebases for our actual work tasks via LLM prompting. Our company even hired contractors to help us find the best tooling. Even for the easiest tasks, like adding a unit test, these tools generate code that looks like it might work but does not. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | 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 | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | Other (please specify): | Almost all of them. Tooling may automate things like note taking, but the core competencies of development jobs will remain, because LLMs still require someone to do the thinking for them. | 175,000 | 8 |
1,122 | 1,123 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 23 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python | C++;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;Scala | C++;HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Express;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;ChromeOS | Windows | Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;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 | null | null | null | 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 | 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.;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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding the core concepts and theory along with big-picture view of the project. | 180,000 | 7 |
1,123 | 1,124 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | 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 | Blogs or podcasts | 38 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Healthcare | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 93,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 67,851 | 9 |
1,124 | 1,125 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | 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);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 | 9 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | C;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | Hack, Vue
Hack, Vue | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;pnpm | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | HTMX
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | SwiftData | SwiftData;Google Gemini | SwiftData | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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. | 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.;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;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Replit;Perplexity | Meta | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Salesmanship | 300,000 | 10 |
1,125 | 1,126 | 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 | 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);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 11 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 150 | 150 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 825,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;MATLAB;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;MATLAB;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;MATLAB;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | APT;Docker;Pip | APT;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs, qtcreator, cider-v
emacs, qtcreator, cider-v | Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Robotics | 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 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 improved the quality of my code. | 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 | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | 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 | software design, debugging | 825,000 | 6 |
1,126 | 1,127 | 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 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 55,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers | null | 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;Other (write in): | oh hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | 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 | 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.;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, writing readable code, maintaining complex codebases | 75,559 | null |
1,127 | 1,128 | 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 | 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;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);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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 100 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 215,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | PySpark
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft OneLake
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform;Vite | Datadog;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform | Datadog;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting 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 | No, that's ridiculous | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 | All the same ones they have now; I really don't think much is going to change. | 215,000 | 10 |
1,128 | 1,129 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 34 | 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;Blogs or podcasts;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 15 | Database administrator or engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | RDS
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Answer a question
newsletter | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | partially | 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.;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: | null | null | 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 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 | human nuances | 87,550 | null |
1,129 | 1,130 | 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 | 15 | 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;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;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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | 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 | null | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Python;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Homebrew;Make;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | RAG | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 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. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System design
Knowledge to know when AI output is wrong | null | 8 |
1,130 | 1,131 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | Reliability and low latency
documentation | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 14 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;GDScript;Python | C#;GDScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;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;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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.
i tried it once and it wasted time. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | 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 | common sense, problem solving, language knowledge, etc. | 75,000 | 8 |
1,131 | 1,132 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 14 | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | 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 | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Express;Fastify;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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.;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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
1,132 | 1,133 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Other (please specify):
Is open-source | Prohibitive pricing
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 | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Fedora | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | 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 | 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 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 quick help troubleshooting | Typing fast, understanding the product, any soft skill | null | 8 |
1,133 | 1,134 | 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.) | 16 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
Nim | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Solr
Solr | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Gradle;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | uv
cloud-init, esbuild, uv | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery | jQuery | Pyramid
Actix, Htmx, Pyramid | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Finding an answer or guidance to my problem | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Fuck 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.;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. | 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 | All of the above. AI tools will just allow inexperienced and mediocre developers to produce more broken, exploitable, shitty code. | 200,000 | 9 |
1,134 | 1,135 | 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) | 1 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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 | Support engineer or analyst | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Lua;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;Lua;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Podman | Docker;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;Neovim;Rider;Zed | Android Studio;Neovim;Rider;Zed | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I ask AI for concept and doesnt use agentic capabilities | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | Everything | null | 4 |
1,135 | 1,136 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 17 | 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;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) | 23 | Developer, back-end | 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 | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I only generate small, specific methods or algorithms which I unit test, not entire modules or systems. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | understanding algorithm complexity, software architecture, OOP | 92,812 | 7 |
1,136 | 1,137 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 39 | 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;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 45 | Developer, mobile | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 62,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Ruby;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;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 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos | null | No, not at all | 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 | Hell no! | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | 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 | 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. | 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 | 84,408 | 0 |
1,137 | 1,138 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | 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;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 | 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 | 30 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 278,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | bbedit
bbedit | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Systems Engineering, properly designing and assembling the pieces of complex systems. I strongly believe the small parts of systems and it's code base will be mostly AI generated. | 50,606 | 7 |
1,138 | 1,139 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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);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 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 33,333 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | Galileo | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Empathy | 38,671 | 3 |
1,139 | 1,140 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 27 | 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;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;Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 600,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C;C#;SQL;Zig | C;C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 | 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.;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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Finding solutions to tricky problems | 62,893 | 8 |
1,140 | 1,141 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 44 | 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);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 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 42 | Retired | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | null | null | null | 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | Raku
Raku | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Svelte | Svelte | Foal
Foal | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | 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;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It's fun but more of a distraction. I prefer batch interaction with code generation during early phases, and vibing in a second-pass when cleaning, refactoring and updating documentation/comments. | 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.;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 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. | 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 | Overall design and architecture, understanding actual user-value, discovering opportunities to build value. | null | null |
1,141 | 1,142 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 23 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 37 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;Lua | C;Go | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Terraform | Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | Asana;GitHub | Asana;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | Yes, somewhat | null | null | 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.;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 | 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 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 | Knowing how computers and systems actually work | null | 8 |
1,142 | 1,143 | 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.) | Employed | None of the above | 27 | 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 | 27 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 45,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 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 | Problem Solving, Ability to understand large complex processes. | 61,264 | null |
1,143 | 1,144 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | 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;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;Other (please specify): | 35 | 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 | Reliability and low latency
security | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 10 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 9,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;SQL;Swift | Julia
Julia | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | Tarantool
Tarantool | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | Linode
Linode | Yes | null | null | null | Genie Builder
Genie Builder | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | null | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | While I see the value of vibe coding for rapid prototyping and MVP development - taking an idea from concept to a working 0.5 version - I believe it's not yet suitable as a foundation for production software. The architectural quality and design patterns it generates typically lack the robustness, security considerations, and maintainability required for serious software development. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | null | null | null | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | null | null | CrewAI;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Perplexity;Blackbox AI;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | The future will favor full-stack architect-generalists who can understand business logic, leverage AI tools effectively, and single-handedly orchestrate complete software solutions across development, testing, deployment, and infrastructure. The ability to be an "AI-augmented polymath" rather than a narrow specialist. | 27,760 | null |
1,144 | 1,145 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | 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 | 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;Games or coding challenges | 29 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | 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 | 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 the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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. | null | Redis;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | documentation and testing | 250,000 | 9 |
1,145 | 1,146 | 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) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;Python;Rust | C;C++;MATLAB;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | CMake
CMake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Large scale integration and projects | null | null |
1,146 | 1,147 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | 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 | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 10 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Julia, LOLCODE | Yes | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | SQLite;Pocketbase | D1
D1 | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Deno
NA | Yes | Deno;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NestJS;Nuxt.js;Svelte | NestJS;Nuxt.js | NA
SvelteKit | Yes | VSCodium;Xcode;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
Unreal Engine | null | null | null | sst | sst | MacOS;Android;NixOS | MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear | Confluence;GitHub;Linear | Confluence;GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | 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.;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. | 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 | 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 | Debugging, connecting the dots, actual problem solving, mathematics, algorithms, devops, documentation, project lead and planning, code review, security, privacy | null | 9 |
1,147 | 1,148 | 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 | None of the above | 9 | 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 | 9 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Work | null | null | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Supabase
NA | Yes | Cursor;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Vertex
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | i use it...it writes boilerplate very quickly | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- Cursor writes horrible CSS
- It doesn't always do a good job of UI/UX | null | 2 |
1,148 | 1,149 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 28 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C++ | C#;C++;Python | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Windows | Asana;Confluence;Jira | Asana;Confluence;Jira | Asana;Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | 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 | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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 | Critical thinking, domain knowledge | null | 2 |
1,149 | 1,150 | 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 | None of the above | 16 | 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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Insurance | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Lua;Python;TypeScript | C#;C++;Lua;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Other (write in):
I don't "visit" the site at all. I only go there when Google says that it has the answer to something I was searching there for. | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 | 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. | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Critical thinking, creating/managing abstractions, low level coding. | 150,819 | 8 |
1,150 | 1,151 | 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) | 13 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Symfony | Angular;Symfony | Angular;Symfony | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 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 | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | 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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 42,720 | 6 |
1,151 | 1,152 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Flask;React | ASP.NET;Astro;Express;Flask;React | Astro;Express;Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards | 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 | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad 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 | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Heck no. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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 | null | null | 9 |
1,152 | 1,153 | 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 | 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 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | 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 | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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 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 | client communication, collaboration, mostly any people skills. writing documentation, sending emails, | 100,000 | 7 |
1,153 | 1,154 | 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.) | 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;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Terraform | uv
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot;Svelte | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Svelte;Axum | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
gemma | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;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 | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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;Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | 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 | Redis | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Glean (Enterprise Agents) | cline | 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 | null | null | 8 |
1,154 | 1,155 | 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 | 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);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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Engineering manager | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Kotlin;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vercel | conda
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | Clion
NA | c++23;Amazon Bedrock | c++23;Amazon Bedrock | c++23;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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 | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | 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 daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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 | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI;v0.dev;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Novel solutions and consideration of out of context factors. | 108,913 | 9 |
1,155 | 1,156 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 41 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | null | null | 45 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 155,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
Room | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | 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 | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 155,000 | 3 |
1,156 | 1,157 | 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 | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Developer, mobile | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 2 | 2 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 4,500,000 | Yes | Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
Parse Platform | Yes | Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | React | Next.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Partly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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.;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.;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 | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | Humanity, communication, open mindness, problem solving skills | 113,615 | 8 |
1,157 | 1,158 | 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 | 10 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C;Java;Rust | C;Java;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Axum | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor 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 | 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, it poses too much of a risk, especially since it's mostly used by bad coders that miss all vulnerable parts | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | 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 | 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. | 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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding codebase, implementing anything but basic CRUD apps | 69,609 | 7 |
1,158 | 1,159 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Delphi | null | null | NA
julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | 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. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
1,159 | 1,160 | 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) | 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);Books / Physical media;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) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Drupal;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | null | Asana;GitHub;Jira;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | 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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. It could be helpful to create a minimum viable product (MVP), but not a complete production application. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 | 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 | Teamwork. People need to continue working together. It is the only way to make sure you are doing the best thing. | 91,198 | 7 |
1,160 | 1,161 | 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 | 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 | 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);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) | 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 | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 552,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite | Ansible;npm;Vite | Ansible;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | YouTube | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | I let AI write code but will not use it in production without understanding it properly. It's rare that I do not modify the generated code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | Overall data and project structure, the needs of the users, code maintainabity | 57,861 | 8 |
1,161 | 1,162 | 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 | 17 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
brags about AI when irrelevant | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 217,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
HTMX | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 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 | 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 | Literally almost all of them... AI is not a solution and is more costly to the Earth than it has any right to be. | 217,000 | 3 |
1,162 | 1,163 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 47 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 47 | Developer, QA or test | null | null | null | 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 | Government | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 3 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;Ruby;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J;Oracle | null | null | Allegrograph
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | null | null | ORACLE Cloud
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
1,163 | 1,164 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 129,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;GDScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;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 | Unfavorable | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Absolutely fucking not | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving and communication. At some point the AI code is going to break and you have to explain to nontechnical people why that happened and how you can fix it. | 129,000 | 10 |
1,164 | 1,165 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 9 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 77,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack | APT;Microsoft Azure | APT;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Windows | Azure Devops;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit | Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | vibe coding is not a reliable way to produce good, maintainable code. Maybe in the future we will be able to generate entire apps in an instant and "code maintainability" will be meaningless, but we are nowhere near that. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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.;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. | 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 | Understanding the bridge between real-world human use and understanding and the application. Security implications. | 77,000 | 7 |
1,165 | 1,166 | 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 | 5 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | null | 6 | 8 | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python | Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 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 | null | 8 |
1,166 | 1,167 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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);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);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Datadog;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm | Cloudflare;Datadog;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Symfony | Phoenix;React | Phoenix;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Miro;Notion;YouTrack | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;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 | Not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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.;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.;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;LangChain | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Soft skills, leadership | 90,491 | 3 |
1,167 | 1,168 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 128,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Blazor;React;Symfony;Vue.js | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | absolutely not | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Developers will continue to require a deep understanding of code to truly understand their product. AI tools will play a large role (and already are) in eliminating Jr positions, i.e., positions that require a lot of writing boiler-plate and "grunt work". Truly understanding the code and knowing what solutions are effective will always be valuable. Perhaps AI will add the extra need to be able to work with it to figure out the solution to your problem. I do not think AI tools will change the experienced professional landscape much. | 128,000 | 3 |
1,168 | 1,169 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 19 | 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;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 | 23 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | Zimbabwe | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;PHP;SQL;Swift;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;Kotlin | Go | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing 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 | Documenting code | 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.;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.;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 | Being Human understanding subtext | 60,000 | 10 |
1,169 | 1,170 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 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) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Dart;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | null | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | In small parts, yes. | 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.;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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | humanity | null | 9 |
1,170 | 1,171 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | 25 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;npm;Webpack | Cloudflare;Composer;Google Cloud;npm;Vite | Cloudflare;Composer;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Alpine.js
Alpine.js | Yes | PhpStorm;Vim | PhpStorm;Vim | PhpStorm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Basecamp
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, somewhat | 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 | Oh hell 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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | 8 |
1,171 | 1,172 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 23 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | IBM Netezza
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | 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;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 | Software, database, and solution architecture and design. Writing novel code. Niche industry specific code; anything that requires domain knowledge that cannot be taught. | 150,000 | 8 |
1,172 | 1,173 | 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 | 12 | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
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 | 3 | 2 | Armenia | AMD Armenian dram | 86,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Yandex Cloud | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yandex Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I don’t use vibe coding as a full concept - I only ask to generate very simple pieces of code if I know it’ll be time consuming, or I’m working on an area of the app or technology I’m not fully familiar with. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 223 | 7 |
1,173 | 1,174 | 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 | 13 | 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);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 650,000 | Yes | Go;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Go;PHP;Python | Go;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js | FastAPI;Laravel | FastAPI;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | Answer a question
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;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 | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;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 | null | null | Vertex AI;Ollama | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | 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 | Seeing the whole picture, understanding business requirements | 68,134 | 7 |
1,174 | 1,175 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 26 | 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);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 | 28 | Developer, QA or test | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 12 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;C++;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Java;SQL | C++;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Firebird
Firebird | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Pip | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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) | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | null | null | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and it is a stupid concept | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;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 | AI is a farce and will die out over the next few years. | null | 7 |
1,175 | 1,176 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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;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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 106,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Podman;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Podman;Vite | deno, uv, cabal, nix
deno, uv, cabal, nix | Yes | Angular;Astro;Express;Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Angular;Svelte;Axum | Angular;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Vim;Zed | Vim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch;NixOS | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Yes, somewhat | 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 | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Critical thinking, creative problem solving | 29,146 | 3 |
1,176 | 1,177 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);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;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) | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C;C++;Dart;GDScript;Python;Rust;SQL | C;C++;Dart;GDScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Firebase;Make;npm;Pip;Vite | APT;Make;Pip | APT;Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | Milanote
Milanote | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | 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 | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I refrain from switching my brain off while coding. AI is supposed to be my assistant, not my replacement. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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. | 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. | 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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Maintaining code. Currently, AI is focused on creating something "new". But since most time spent on development is for maintenance, this will continue being an important skill - especially once unchecked and untested AI-generated code becomes more common "in the wild". | null | null |
1,177 | 1,178 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | 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 | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Oracle | DuckDB | DuckDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker;Pip | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Shiny
Shiny | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | RStudio
RStudio, Positron | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Vibe coding is not at all a part of my work. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | I think that data analysis will still be valuable. I don't see AI as capable of gaining any new insight from data. I suspect that AI will make faulty statistical assumptions and errors. | 70,000 | 9 |
1,178 | 1,179 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 28 | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 62,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Svelte | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 | Favorable | Highly distrust | 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, not for professional work.
I use "vibe coding" to create prototype home projects but I wouldn't trust it for professional work. You switch off your brain when you use vibe coding and you become the co-pilot. | 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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Problem solving and critical thinking -- two aspects which AI tools erode in software developers. | 84,408 | 7 |
1,179 | 1,180 | 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.) | 27 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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;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 | 37 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
vendor relationship | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 224,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Node.js;React | Astro;Fastify;Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Fastify;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Android;Arch | MacOS;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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 per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Software engineering;Business process automation | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | 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 | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | Observe | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | t3.chat | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Prompt engineering, validating AI written code. | 224,000 | 9 |
1,180 | 1,181 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | 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 | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | null | null | Notion
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | 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 | God no | 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 | 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. | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging crappy AI code | 68,071 | 2 |
1,181 | 1,182 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 28 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 28 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | null | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 63,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | null | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Odoo
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Gemini
NA | Odoo | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Multiple times per day | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | 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;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 | Absolutely not | 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.;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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | debugging. High level design & architecture | 85,769 | 8 |
1,182 | 1,183 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 9,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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 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 | Creating New code instead of derivatives of existing code. Overseeing large, complex problems. Detailed analysis needed due to unreliable ai. | 11,021 | null |
1,183 | 1,184 | 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 | 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);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 57,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft 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 | Designing and implementing software. AI tools will become more capable, but I'm skeptical of their capabilities in high-level, complex thoughts when it comes to items like architecture, creating an efficient and readable codebase for developers, etc... | 57,000 | 0 |
1,184 | 1,185 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | 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;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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 0 | Tunisia | TND Tunisian dinar | 19 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python | Ada;C;C#;COBOL;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Valkey | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData;Google Gemini | SwiftData;Google Gemini | SwiftData;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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. | 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.;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. | null | null | no | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | best practice - clean code - optimize code - debugging | 6 | 7 |
1,185 | 1,186 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | 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;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) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Vite | APT;Cargo;Composer | APT;Cargo;Composer | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | 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.;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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | code review | null | 8 |
1,186 | 1,187 | 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 | None of the above | 25 | 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) | 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) | 30 | Developer, mobile | null | 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 | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 7 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Docker;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Docker;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte;WordPress | Svelte;WordPress | Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Clickup;Obsidian | Clickup;Obsidian | Clickup;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | not at all, it seems nonsensical to me at this point of LLM development | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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. | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity | 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 | learning; architecture; | 108,913 | 7 |
1,187 | 1,188 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 16 | 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;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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 12 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 20,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | NA
solidjs | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | GoLand
GoLand | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | 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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Understanding and translating business problems. Breaking down requirements into smaller parts. Designing systems which can evolve and future proof. Empathy, ability to view problems from customers view. | 58,990 | 7 |
1,188 | 1,189 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 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.) | 29 | 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) | 35 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
Literally anything fuck AI | Other (please specify):
Shoving AI down my throat | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform | Docker;Heroku;Make | Docker;Heroku;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Cursor;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Airtable;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Bluesky | Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Zero interest in everything below this line | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Other (write in): | 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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No fuck you | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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 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;Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Ability to code and solve problems | null | 8 |
1,189 | 1,190 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 48 | 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;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 | 52 | Academic researcher | 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) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;Python;R;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make | APT;Make | APT;Make | macports, mamba, github
macports, mamba, github | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | mediawiki
mediawiki | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | gnuradio | gnuradio | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | HB9Q
HB9Q | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Other (write in):
The UI for this style of question is cumbersome and I do not have time to do all the "clicking" necessary to populate this list. Please find a better way to capture this information and please ignore the automateed ranking of the other activities as I did not touch them. | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. AI is essentially a "regurgitation" technology. Just because a million people said something (or wrote code to solve a problem) does not mean that a generative AI solution is correct.
Just two days ago AI advised me of an API function in a popular statistical library that does not exist. AI (ChatGPT) produced a function definition, sample code, and an explanation of what the function does, but the API does NOT include that function.
Use of AI to generate code (assuming it generates code that doesn't have fundamental problems like that described in the previous paragraph) will deskill programmers, promote laziness and imprecise thinking, reduce programmers' ("coders") skill set and in the biggest picture set humanity up for failure due to loss of fundamental skills should AI ever not be available in the future.
AI can help people learn but human nature is to lean on time saving tools and tools that don't require people to actually understand problems. This will propagate code that possibly works, but no one will fully understand what it does or how it works, because human nature led people to rely on the tools rather than on understanding the problem.
If AI-generated code ever needs to be changed or updated and AI is not available then programmers/analysts/coders will not have the skills or the experience to debug or do this work themselves.
This is similar to the degradation of writing or mathematical skills in young students. | 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.;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: | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Low level software (firmware) development, and development in areas where coding efficiency is a top level requirement. | null | null |
1,190 | 1,191 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | Nim
Nim | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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.;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.;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 need quick help troubleshooting | critical thinking. | 21,844 | 6 |
1,191 | 1,192 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 23 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Other (please specify):
Remote working | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 3,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Clickup | Azure Devops;Clickup | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | 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, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | 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.;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 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 75,744 | 7 |
1,192 | 1,193 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);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);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 | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 20 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 32,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | BS | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | 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.;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 | 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 | Redis;pgvector | null | Ollama;LangChain;phidata | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Yes | 7,352 | 10 |
1,193 | 1,194 | 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 (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | 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 | 5 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;Swift | JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;jQuery;Svelte | Express;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | 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;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes unfortunately. I would like a tool that isnt vibe coding but still gives me the same speed. I might be shooting myself in the foot, but speed is more important to me and my clients than accuracy. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Pinecone | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture, ux, product imagination and execution | 19,765 | 4 |
1,194 | 1,195 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 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);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 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;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Clear value proposition and direct fit with organizational needs not already addressed by another previously-procured software | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 | 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 | null | 210,000 | null |
1,195 | 1,196 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 32 | 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);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 41 | 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 | Work | Other (please specify):
Good documentation. Why is this not one of the options?! | 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 | 24 | 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Outline
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | 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 per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but with careful review. | 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 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.;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 | UX design. Architectural design. Integration of systems. Reviewing AI-generated code. | null | 8 |
1,196 | 1,197 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | 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;Books / Physical media | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
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 | 10 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | AngularJS;ASP.NET;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Android;Arch | MacOS | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Sometimes when I just brainstorm some features or check different versions but the code later has to be deleted because it's either stupidly verbose, not necessarily complicated or some parts just doesn't work.
When the project is small it is easier to expand it but then it starts deleting previous features or breaking things.
So yes it is part of development work | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | 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 | Redis;supabase | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;v0.dev;Perplexity | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Deep knowledge about tools and systems, how does everything works under the hood | 43,664 | 6 |
1,197 | 1,198 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 9 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 40 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;C++ | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | unreal engine, unity
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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.;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 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 | Will we have a job in 5 yrs. The bean counters in most companies would love to get rid of us all to return more for their shareholders I'm sure.
Maybe the ability to NOT use AI would be better! | null | null |
1,198 | 1,199 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 6 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);F#;Lisp;OCaml;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Project planning;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 | 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 | somewhat | 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.;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 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 | null | 7 |
1,199 | 1,200 | 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 | 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;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Uruguay | UYU Uruguayan peso | 16,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Go;Rust;Zig;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | Pocketbase | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Vue.js | Astro;Axum | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Trae;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | stfu | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 | 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.;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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 395 | 8 |
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