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11,400 | 11,401 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,401 | 11,402 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;TypeScript | Go;Rust;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;Redis | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Bun;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite | Bun;Kubernetes;pnpm;Vite | Bun;Kubernetes;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. Vibe Coding in its current form is not suitable to building scalable long-term projects. It may be suitable as a learning mechanism and for relatively quick turnarounds of a semi-working application, but it does not benefit from a deep understanding of what is being built. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving and Critical Thinking skills are required. You need to know what edge cases to tell the AI about or it may not be capable of knowing those on its own | 300,000 | 8 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Snowflake | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot | Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim | Eclipse;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Windows | GitLab;Google Workspace | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | You like your manager
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NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
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NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
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NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I have tried it and it always goes well until a certain level of complexity. After that line, it lives in a perpetual loop of creating bugs and hallucinations. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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 the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 145,000 | 7 |
11,405 | 11,406 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 20 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 140,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;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 | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Absolutely | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 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. | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit;v0.dev;Bolt.new | null | 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 | Read code. Communicate with humans. Be creative. Know the world and value/business. | 173,590 | 9 |
11,406 | 11,407 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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 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 | 37 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | C;Python;Rust | C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vercel | null | null | pulumi
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | I occasionally employ "vibe coding" where I'm not familiar with a particular library and I want the skeleton of something that will work. I will then figure out why it works and configure manually from there. | 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 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 | Reading code, and understanding the nuances of that code, will remain a valuable skill. As will debugging that code when something goes wrong. | 182,396 | 8 |
11,407 | 11,408 | 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.) | 19 | 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) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++ | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | 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. | 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. | 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 | comprehension and communication | 140,000 | 10 |
11,408 | 11,409 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 30 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 360,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Vim;Windsurf | Claude Code;Notepad++;Vim;Windsurf;Zed | Claude Code;Notepad++;Vim;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, but I can't stand the phrase "vibe coding" because I rapidly study the code generated and if anything stands out as something I may not understand, I dig into it. "Vibe coding" is a poor term for experienced programmers who use AI to save mental effort that is best spent on higher-level coding tasks, but who thoroughly, quickly and effectively review the generated code. This is like the P=NP problem - here, reviewing code for correctness is P while writing it quickly is NP for any experienced programmer. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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.;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 | Understanding software architecture as reflected in source code. | 360,000 | 2 |
11,409 | 11,410 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | 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 | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Datadog;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | Datadog;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, prompts alone are insufficient. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 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 | 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.;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 | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being able to compose systems, deep debugging, observability | null | 5 |
11,410 | 11,411 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,411 | 11,412 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 32 | 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);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 32 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Other (please specify):
Fitness for purpose | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Lisp | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;HTML/CSS | Forth, Basic
Forth, Basic | 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 | Debian | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. That's not coding. It's avoiding coding, or even attempting to understand, the task. | 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.;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 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 | Thinking. Writing. Understanding problems, processes and codebases. Judging possible solutions. | null | null |
11,412 | 11,413 | 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 | 22 | 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 | 25 | Applied scientist | I don’t know | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 105,300 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;R;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;R;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | APT;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | APT;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | scite
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | 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 | 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 | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | 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;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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 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;Other (please specify): | '- requirements analysis
- communicating with end users
- displaying information in a format that correctly conveys what it means
- working on tight deadlines
- improving an operational system as it is being used | 76,825 | 8 |
11,413 | 11,414 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 9 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js | Deno;Flask;Node.js;Svelte | Flask;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS;iOS;Debian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very 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;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I'm starting to use vibe coding to generate initial drafts, but then I usually edit the generated code heavily. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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 | Ollama;Smolagents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking, creativity, planning and defining objectives | 29,004 | null |
11,414 | 11,415 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 65,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Asana;Markdown File;Monday.com;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Communication. | 65,000 | 7 |
11,415 | 11,416 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,416 | 11,417 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 19 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 480,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Fastify;NestJS;Node.js | Fastify;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Medium | Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing;MCP servers | 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. | null | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity and complex thinking | 480,000 | 10 |
11,417 | 11,418 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Books / Physical media;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 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 35 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not quite, usually AI generates ideas with small fragments of code which I can use | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Algorithms and Architecture | 98,612 | 8 |
11,418 | 11,419 | 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 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 960,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;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 about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to compare different solutions | Creative thinking, deep understanding & problem solving to name a few | 100,629 | 8 |
11,419 | 11,420 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 20 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | 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);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat, albeit highly monitored. The developer must maintain understanding and ownership of the code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;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. | Neo4j;ChromaDB;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;LangMem | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | Other (please specify): | IQ, adaptability, soft skills. | 116,015 | 6 |
11,420 | 11,421 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 8 | 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 | 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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,421 | 11,422 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 23 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 27 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 15 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 104,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | containerd, OCI
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Fastify;Next.js;Node.js | Fastify;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Gemma, Granite
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is not, but I have not yet had the opportunity to utilize any effective vibe coding tools. I do intend to try cursor. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;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;Other (please specify): | Understanding not just code, but business objectives from stakeholders, and the business requirements informed by all parties impacted by a software project. I do think we are still a way off from AI having true context based on interactions and stated objective from C-level management/shareholders who set business requirements, interactions and observations of internal business units, and the observation/feedback from users. It it extremely rare in all of those cases not encounter the following: A difference between what an individual says is needed, versus what a suitable solution should be to satisfy everyone's needs; A proactive approach in providing coherent feedback; The voluntary adoption of new approaches to anything technology related without it being forced upon them. It seems unlikely (and horrible) that AI would be so deeply embedded in our lives that it could observe every interaction with have with anyone in the workplace. That is where true insight comes from. When the computer revolution started in the 70s, they seems like magic at first. But those who educated themselves got to understand how they worked, what the limitations were for end users, and how to circumvent those limitations as developers/engineers. I think the same will be true of AI: It is not magic, it is just a powerful tool that end users in a business setting don't how to use properly (i.e. prompting). Many will try something once and give up, and often have no desire learning when they can just ask "the computer guy" on their team to do it for them. | 75,877 | 5 |
11,422 | 11,423 | 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 | Attending school (part-time) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;MATLAB;Python | null | null | bash
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | Doxygen;GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | 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 | The ability to think creatively. | null | 9 |
11,423 | 11,424 | 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.) | 30 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 1 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 10,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 526 | 10 |
11,424 | 11,425 | 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.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 25 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 480,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
mcp | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | 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 weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not yet, but it will be | No, but I 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 | 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.;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 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 | clarifying requirements, understanding context, reviewing AI output, integrating workflows, solving problems | 87,378 | 8 |
11,425 | 11,426 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 31 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 7 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 138,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust | C#;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;WordPress | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | Uno Platform
Uno Platform | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Amazon Bedrock | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Answer questions about technology I'm involved with | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I haven’t encountered any problems | It's great to discover a code base and find yourself around. Can help building PoC (Proof of Concepts). Usefull to quickstart or do repetitive jobs. Won't replace a real dev soon. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;IT operations;Customer service support | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowing how to do things, what to do, how to build it. AI is already a good executant and will improve, let's use it as a powerful tool, not a replacement. | 100,683 | 8 |
11,426 | 11,427 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
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11,427 | 11,428 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 5 | Georgia | GEL Georgian lari | 195,000 | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Podman | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Podman | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Zed | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Zed | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Arch;Fedora | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | 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 | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | prompt engineering | 71,689 | 8 |
11,428 | 11,429 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 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;Other (please specify): | 26 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,429 | 11,430 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 60 | 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 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) | 50 | 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) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Good product life | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 10 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++ | Assembly;C;C++;Delphi;Lisp;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;C;C++ | G-code
G-code | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Other specific task (write in): | 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 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 the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | No idea | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Understanding multiple technologies | null | 9 |
11,430 | 11,431 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Syrian Arab Republic | USD United States dollar | 100 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows;iOS | iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | supabase | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | I see my self as a full stack dev | 100 | 5 |
11,431 | 11,432 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,432 | 11,433 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,433 | 11,434 | 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.);None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 15 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 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 | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 205,000 | Yes | Go;Python | C#;C++;Swift | null | Terraform/HCL
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | React | ASP.NET Core | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News | Discord | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;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 weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 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. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Critical thinking and reasoning. | 205,000 | 2 |
11,434 | 11,435 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 16 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | CircuitPython
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | nano
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;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;Other (write in): | Yes. Don't use closed questions.
I teach software development, it's an enormous part of my job as students often don't understand the complications that vibe coding brings not only to the work place but more importantly their education. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Decision intelligence;IT operations | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;Zep | null | Llama Index | null | Sentry;Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz;Protect AI | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | 21st centaury skills will become more important than ever. When everyone who wants to code can code, what will you start to look for in a person. | 63,808 | null |
11,435 | 11,436 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Vercel;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Vercel;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Django;FastAPI;Svelte | Django;FastAPI;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Debian;Pop!_OS | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;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 | Less than half of the time | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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, I need to understand and control the code of my company. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Entreprise context and knowledge, codebase knowledge | 55,687 | 8 |
11,436 | 11,437 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 33 | 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 | 15 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 57,500 | Yes | JavaScript;VBA | JavaScript;VBA | JavaScript;VBA | 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 | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | 41,951 | null |
11,437 | 11,438 | 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) | 2 | 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) | 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) | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Astro;Node.js;Svelte | Astro;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | nope | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | 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 | 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 | problem solving skills | null | null |
11,438 | 11,439 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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 tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 9 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 87,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Podman | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Rider | Neovim;Rider | DataGrip
DataGrip | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;YouTrack | Azure Devops | 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | god 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 | 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. | 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 | Communication, intuition, critical thinking, experience, creativity | 23,742 | 8 |
11,439 | 11,440 | 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 | 27 | 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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 31 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 8 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 9 |
11,440 | 11,441 | 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 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 12 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 25 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | null | null | NA
Rsbuild | Yes | Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim | Zed | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | Linear;Markdown File | Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
I barely use stackoverflow anymore because I'm writing JS now | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | 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): | Yes, I vibe code prototypes often. Then I rewrite them by hand. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | Aider | 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 | Being able to debug a live system. Understanding cause and effect. Being a problem solver. Knowing the right tool to use for the job. | 250,000 | 8 |
11,441 | 11,442 | 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 | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 28 | Student | 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 | Costs are manageable
Good Documentation/Tutorial | Prohibitive pricing
Large amount of AI integration | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 18,200 | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS | C# | C# | GLSL,HSL
GLSL,HSL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | 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;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;Other (write in): | 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. | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don't believe AI tools are likely to become significantly more capable, barring a fundamental shift in AI tech. Just more iterating of the LLMs is going to run into prohibitive diminishing returns, if it hasn't already. | 13,278 | null |
11,442 | 11,443 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 12 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Ada;Assembly;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Java;MicroPython;R | Assembly;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | null | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Decision intelligence | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | 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 collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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. | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
11,443 | 11,444 | 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.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 20,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;Erlang;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PowerShell;Rust;Scala;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Using a brain | 57,833 | 5 |
11,444 | 11,445 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 42 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Bicep
Bicep | Yes | Angular | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;React | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 learn best practices | null | 108,913 | 8 |
11,445 | 11,446 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 75,200 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Lemmy
Lemmy | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | troubleshooting, refining | 87,243 | 8 |
11,446 | 11,447 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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);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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 4 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | Bun;pnpm | pnpm | NA
Deno | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | Deno;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | PhpStorm;Vim | PhpStorm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Sometimes
| No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 58,007 | 10 |
11,447 | 11,448 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 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);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Italy | PEN Peruvian sol | 112,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Astro;Deno;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Astro;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Bolt.new | 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 | null | 31,205 | 8 |
11,448 | 11,449 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 7 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 94,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half 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;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The same as now. We still have to check the code. And with sonmuch easily generated code ita hard to learn a language or technology at its finest. AI tools are helping with finding bugs and giving good explainations. I dont have any experience with AI agents. | 55,748 | 7 |
11,449 | 11,450 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 1,500,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | php, javascript, c#, python
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | vuejs, react, node.js, next.js, laravel, jquery, express, django, blazer, asp.net
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes vibe coding is part of my professional development and i used ai tools in coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev | 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 & Architecture | 5,267 | 8 |
11,450 | 11,451 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 26 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 20 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Polars;LangGraph | null | null | null | Windows | Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 | 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.;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 | Redis;Neo4j;supabase | null | null | null | Sentry;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Devin AI;Tabnine;Cody | 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 | null | 232,029 | 10 |
11,451 | 11,452 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;Elixir;GDScript;HTML/CSS | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | null | 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 | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | 3 |
11,452 | 11,453 | 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.) | 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;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 | 8 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | C;HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;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 | 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 | 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 | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Unterstand the result | 55,687 | 8 |
11,453 | 11,454 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 16 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
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 | 3 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 1,500,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Kotlin;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ai tools can only solve problems that it has been trained on, new issues not seen before will always occur, requiring humans to solve. | 157,232 | 8 |
11,454 | 11,455 | 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.) | 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);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) | 30 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 22 | 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;TypeScript | JavaScript;Perl | JavaScript;Perl | Raku
Raku | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | Mojo, Cro, cromponents
Mojo, Cro, Cromponents | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Comma
Comma | null | null | null | Raku | Raku | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | IRC, ircloud
IRC, ircloud | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Documenting code;Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 142,949 | 6 |
11,455 | 11,456 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 1 | Data engineer | null | null | null | 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 | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | Bangladesh | USD United States dollar | 25,000 | Yes | C++;Kotlin;MicroPython;R;Swift;Zig | JavaScript;Perl;PHP;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;H2;Neo4J;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;IBM DB2;MySQL;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;New Relic;Pacman;pnpm;Poetry;Splunk;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Railway;Terraform;Yandex Cloud | Ansible;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Trae | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | null | NA
NA | Polars;Odoo;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;hostinger;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;uv | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Confluence;GitLab;Google Colab;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Redmine;Wikis | Azure Devops;Clickup;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Dev.to;X;YouTube;Substack | X | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning | Documenting code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | html | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | it is very easy for everyone | 25,000 | 8 |
11,456 | 11,457 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 950,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Splunk;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, to some extent when i am tired | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;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. | 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 | Vertex AI;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | System Design, problem statement analysis, debugging | 11,043 | 5 |
11,457 | 11,458 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 50 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 2 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | 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 | Imagination, intelectual human learning nuances | null | null |
11,458 | 11,459 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Rust | Java | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Other (write in): | Absolutely not. AI can support with prototyping though. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | 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 the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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 | Redis;supabase | null | Zapier | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Bolt.new | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | perseverance | 104,413 | 7 |
11,459 | 11,460 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I have github copilot installed because my employer requires it but it is annoying and I would rather write code myself. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | 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. | 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 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 want to fully understand something | Guess what clients really want | 49,122 | 6 |
11,460 | 11,461 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,461 | 11,462 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,462 | 11,463 | 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 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | C;C++;Dart;Go;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Dart;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File;Notion | 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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 | Infrastucture, deployment, optimization and security | null | 6 |
11,463 | 11,464 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 420,000 | Yes | C++;Java;Python | C++;Java;Python | C++;Java;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | c++23;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | kinda yes, dont like it though. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | 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 collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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. | 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;ChromaDB | null | Llama Index;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | The ability to fully understand and reason, design effectively and simultaneously care about big and small picture. | 4,882 | 4 |
11,464 | 11,465 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Argentina | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;pnpm | Cloudflare;pnpm | Cloudflare;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Node.js;React | Astro;Node.js;React | Astro;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | null | 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;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | 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 | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Language processing | 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 increased my productivity.;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 | 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;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 | null |
11,465 | 11,466 | 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.) | 21 | 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);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 | 35 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
includes AI | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Ninja;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, not allowed | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | reading comprehension | 130,000 | 4 |
11,466 | 11,467 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 29 | 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);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 32 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
FedRAMP Authorized | Other (please specify):
US Adversary Publisher (e.g., China, Russia, etc.) | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 185,234 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Node.js;React | Drupal;Node.js;React | Drupal;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | pydantic-ai | Haystack;phidata | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of the same skills that make a good software developer will still be valuable. Even more valuable, actually, as AI tools handicap new entrants who won't have to learn fundamentals through hours of repetition. | 185,234 | 3 |
11,467 | 11,468 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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) | 17 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Prolog;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;NixOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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 | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | 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. | 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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | verification of generated output, goal setting / vision, aesthetic taste for code / math | null | 7 |
11,468 | 11,469 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,800,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Metero | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | null | null | 20,923 | null |
11,469 | 11,470 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | Actix Web
Actix Web | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Trae;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Trae;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Trae;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | Sentry | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving | null | 8 |
11,470 | 11,471 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Partially | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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 increased my productivity.;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 | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Core software development skills. AI output will need to be reviewed/approved. | 41,515 | 8 |
11,471 | 11,472 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 25 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
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 | 3 | 15 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | yaml, json, markdown, jsx, tsx
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | starrocks
starrocks | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | harbor, sentry
harbor | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Express;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Express;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Clickup;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Clickup;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Clickup;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | mattermost
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | facebook groups
facebook groups | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;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 | 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 | all current skills will be valuable | 70,208 | 6 |
11,472 | 11,473 | 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 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,473 | 11,474 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | 4 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 9 | 7 | Costa Rica | USD United States dollar | 6,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Julia | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Athena
Athena | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | ECS, JSR
ECS, JSR | Yes | Angular;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | soft skills | 6,500 | 9 |
11,474 | 11,475 | 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 | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 7 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 278,532 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 29,196 | 2 |
11,475 | 11,476 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,476 | 11,477 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Datadog;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Spring Boot;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Spring Boot;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NetBeans
NetBeans | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Kick
Kick | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 | Communication skills, soft skills, design skills, code quality, problem solving, software architecture, data structures, common algorithms, design patterns, database administration, understanding of databases and more | null | 10 |
11,477 | 11,478 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | 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 | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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11,478 | 11,479 | 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 | 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 | 25 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 68,130 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio | PhpStorm;Visual Studio | PhpStorm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | ChatGPT | 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 | 92,753 | 3 |
11,479 | 11,480 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 15,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;R | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;IBM DB2;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Logical insights | 17,402 | null |
11,480 | 11,481 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;React | Django;React | Django;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | ServiceNow
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;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 | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Defining requirements and UX | 81,210 | null |
11,481 | 11,482 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 132,300 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | MyEclipse, LINQPad
LINQPad | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;Azure Devops;Wikis | Asana;Azure Devops;Wikis | Asana;Azure Devops;Wikis | 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 week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, not at all | 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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to reason about problems and understand what the business really wants or is asking for. AI may be able to spit out some half-functioning code, but that doesn't mean it's solving the real problems the business has. | 132,300 | 6 |
11,482 | 11,483 | 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 | 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);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 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 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 | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 124,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | MariaDB;Oracle;Redis | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | In my own words - I would kick vibe coders in the butt. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Logical deep thinking. AI just spits out the most probable next token but fails in more complicated tasks - especially if they require analysing whole codebase. It happens in legacy, badly designed systems.
Taking responsibility. Even if AI produces some code, it's human not AI giving promises, taking money and delivering to the promises. | 33,840 | 4 |
11,483 | 11,484 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Developer, QA or test | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 15 | 6 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 2,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | null | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | Docker;npm | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Weblium
Weblium | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | null | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | 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, to a great extent | 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. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | 1. Problem-solving and systems thinking. 2. Code architecture and design patterns. 3. Domain expertise. 4. Security and privacy awareness. 5. Debugging and incident response. 6. Ethical and critical thinking. | 2,000 | null |
11,484 | 11,485 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Fintech | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
11,485 | 11,486 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time) | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 404,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Yandex Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Linear;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | 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 | High level thinking. Considering business problem first, and only then tech problem. System design, choice of system components.
Privacy concerns of the code. Security concerns of the Software. | 42,390 | null |
11,486 | 11,487 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Product manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Good documentation | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding what the customer really wants | 37,125 | null |
11,487 | 11,488 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | 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);Games or coding challenges | 11 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,488 | 11,489 | 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 11 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte | Django;Flask;Node.js;Phoenix;React | Django;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Polars;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | Yes, but only for small-scale issues that I know are trivial enough for AI to handle without me having to think about them | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | 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 | Understanding the interaction between complex parts of enterprise systems | 90,000 | 10 |
11,489 | 11,490 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 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) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
Fabric | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | 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 | null | 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 | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Solution architecture. | 160,000 | 7 |
11,490 | 11,491 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 16 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Java;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Rust | Go;Java;MicroPython;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Splunk | Cargo;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Cargo;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover | GoLand, DataGrip
GoLand, DataGrip | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | No, it's not working good enough so far. But I like the idea. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Context-based reasoning. | null | 7 |
11,491 | 11,492 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 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 | 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 | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | Azure
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | Other (write in): | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 200,000 | 6 |
11,492 | 11,493 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;Lua;Python;SQL | C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;APT;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix | Flask;Phoenix | Flask;Phoenix | NA
NA | null | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Bookstack
Bookstack | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Any skills. AI in its current form is not useful for hard work. In my experience, anything that can be written with AI is boilerplate for bigger picture ideas. | null | 10 |
11,493 | 11,494 | 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 | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool) | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 81,210 | 4 |
11,494 | 11,495 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Academic researcher | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | France | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
11,495 | 11,496 | 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 new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Delphi | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Not sure | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | 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 | null | 3 |
11,496 | 11,497 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 45 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | 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 | null | 139,218 | 6 |
11,497 | 11,498 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | System administrator | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 280,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;PHP | Assembly;C | Assembly;C | bash, sh, Makefile
bash, sh, Makefile | 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 | Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | null | null | null | git
git | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | mailing lists
mailing lists | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 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 | 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 | No and never will be. | 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 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 | the ability to read and using your brain, same as always | 13,106 | null |
11,498 | 11,499 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | USD United States dollar | 82,000 | null | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte | React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Azure Devops;Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | 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. | 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 help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 82,000 | 7 |
11,499 | 11,500 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 24 | Financial analyst or engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | 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;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 | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Reading/writing/debugging code, building test suites, etc | 250,000 | 10 |
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