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12,200 | 12,201 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 15 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 153,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | SurrealDB
SurrealDB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Deno;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | 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;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | The short answer is no. I use AI as a better intellisense/autocomplete. I don't use it to generate large amounts of code or help me think, because I've found that, more often than not, I spend more time trying to get the AI to do what I want than I would have spent had I simply done it myself. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | 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 improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Most of them. I don't think AI will replace much of what we do | 153,600 | 5 |
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,202 | 12,203 | 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 | 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;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 | 28 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | AngularJS;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok 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 | 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 | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
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NA | Yes | MongoDB;Supabase | MongoDB;Supabase | MongoDB;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vercel | Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip | Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ultralytics | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Ernie Bot
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes, my work are mainly about vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | Neo4j;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Perplexity | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Self Learning. Because it is true that AI can write code now, and maybe in the future, they can even create a whole project. However, there must exist some problems that can not be solved by AI. At that time, we, as human beings, need to learn and find a solution by ourselves. | 19,108 | null |
12,204 | 12,205 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C;Python;Rust | Assembly;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Swift | Python;Rust | Nix
Nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Homebrew | Nixpkgs
Nixpkgs | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Zed | Nano | Nano | CodeRunner
CodeRunner | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
RSS | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, I don't. If I do, I would get expelled very fast from college. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | 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. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
12,205 | 12,206 | 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 | 15 | 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) | 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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12,206 | 12,207 | 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.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 83,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;Python;Rust | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;Podman | Docker;MSBuild;Podman | Docker;MSBuild;Podman | CMake, Conan
CMake, Conan | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ CLion
IntelliJ CLion | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Sharepoint
Sharepoint | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Mattermost
Mattermost | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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 | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. While using AI to handle certain tasks, relying too much on it is cheating in a sense like building a house of cards with a nice front while its structural integrity is one step away from collapsing. Customers expect high quality and secure software. Even though big tech companies sometimes fail at that, they do put out mostly good software. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 96,292 | 9 |
12,207 | 12,208 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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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12,208 | 12,209 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 21 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
heavy use of ai | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 113,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | PHP;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Poetry | sentry.io
sentry.io | Yes | Angular;Laravel | Angular;Flask;Laravel | Angular;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | 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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. vibe coders are not coders, in the same way "I use excel" means you are a statistician. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | I believe that AI has a cliff ahead of it where its capabilities fall off, not continue to get better. I guess you can call me an AI pessimist. Most of my job in future will be cleaning up code some MBA dipshit generated and doesn't understand how it actually works and the AI confidently refuses to fix any of the mistakes it made because it doesn't "understand" it made mistakes . | 113,000 | 4 |
12,209 | 12,210 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Bolivia | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Redis;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | YouTube;LinkedIn | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 9 |
12,210 | 12,211 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | PHP;SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;Oracle;Snowflake;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Blazor;Django;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Notion | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitLab;Linear;Trello | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Hashnode;Kaggle;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Marketing | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 85,000 | 5 |
12,211 | 12,212 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 42 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Good fit for specific needs (has all/most needed features and does NOT have a lot of unwanted features) | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++ | C# | C# | 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 | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Common sense. | null | 7 |
12,212 | 12,213 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | 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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12,213 | 12,214 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Vite;Yarn | Aliyun Cloud, Tencent Cloud
Aliyun Cloud | Yes | Deno;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Gatsby, Vike, Rocket.rs
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | 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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. Prompt eng is more time consuming than coding | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | 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. | 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. | 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.;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. | 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 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 analysis, math, logics, communication skills | null | 7 |
12,214 | 12,215 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
12,215 | 12,216 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | System administrator | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | EQ | 58,007 | null |
12,216 | 12,217 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | null | Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Svelte;Axum | FastAPI;Svelte;Axum | FastAPI;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows | NixOS | GitHub;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | null | null | Software engineering;IT operations;Robotics | MCP servers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
12,217 | 12,218 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 10 | 0 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | Vue.js | 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;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Trello | Confluence;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being able to talk to customers and other stakeholders to explain how technology solves their problems | null | 8 |
12,218 | 12,219 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;COBOL;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Lol no; tried it, and it's horrifying how much longer it takes to get the same quality as just doing it manually. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Awfully foolish of you to assume they will become more capable. | 250,000 | 0 |
12,219 | 12,220 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
No AI capabilities | Security or privacy concerns
Includes AI features | Higher Education | 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 | 18 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 198,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Ruby;Swift | HTML/CSS;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Valkey | Dynamodb;Redis;Clickhouse;Valkey | Dynamodb;Redis;Clickhouse;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Pacman;pnpm;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;pnpm | nix
nix, lix | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | MacOS;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
FigJam | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to spot bullshit and the willingness to call it out. True, deep understanding; creativity; all aspects of software engineering. AI tools are not "capable" and will not become "more capable," though they have and may strengthen the *appearance* of capability. | 198,000 | 5 |
12,220 | 12,221 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 15 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | MacOS;iOS;Red Hat;Fedora | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | n8n | Ollama;LangChain | n8n | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;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 | 142,949 | null |
12,221 | 12,222 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,222 | 12,223 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 48 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
Work via remote | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Delphi;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | Delphi;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Swift;TypeScript | Delphi;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | Objective-C
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Composer;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Composer;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;MSBuild | Bun;Composer;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Laravel;React;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Delphi
Delphi | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server;Zep | null | Vertex AI;lyzr | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | Grok | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to use AI tools effectively | null | 10 |
12,223 | 12,224 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Python;Rust;Zig | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Django;Svelte | null | Preact
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu | Asana;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Zenhub
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Hell 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. | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, getting to the bottom of what’s going on, and if AI is truly a bubble, well, everything that’s valuable now. | 160,000 | 8 |
12,224 | 12,225 | 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.) | 24 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Ninja;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Ninja;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Ninja;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Aider;Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | Building systems, high level designs, requirements gathering. Anything where having a conversation in order to decide what *not* to do and/or prioritizing what needs to be done. | 140,000 | 8 |
12,225 | 12,226 | 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 | 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 | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 103,282 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Debugging. Reading and understanding code without external help. | 103,282 | 9 |
12,226 | 12,227 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | 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 | 13 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | India | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | 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 | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | 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. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, Domain Knowledge | 60,000 | 8 |
12,227 | 12,228 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,228 | 12,229 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Flask;Node.js;React | Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | Rubymine
Rubymine | RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | RAG | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Figma, retrium
NA | Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | NA
Nebula | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I mostly use AI to better understand code patterns and syntax | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving process, troubleshooting | 200,000 | 9 |
12,229 | 12,230 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | null | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,230 | 12,231 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 24 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
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12,231 | 12,232 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 103,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PowerShell;Python | Go;PowerShell | Go;PowerShell | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Predictive analytics | 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 | Testing 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | 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.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 119,495 | 5 |
12,232 | 12,233 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 600,000 | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Node.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Embarcadero Delphi
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | vibe coding is getting popular but it's not part of our professional development work | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | 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. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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: | 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 | openai | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | 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 | AI integration | 10,535 | 10 |
12,233 | 12,234 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 27 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 17 | 8 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 470,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | Arcade (in ArcGIS), XLSForms (in ArcGIS Survey123 Connect), Spotfire's internal formula syntax, PowerQuery's query syntax ("M")
Arcade (in ArcGIS), XLSForms (in ArcGIS Survey123 Connect), Spotfire's internal formula syntax, PowerQuery's query syntax ("M") | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | ArcGIS FGDB, OGC GeoPackage
OGC GeoPackage | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Predictive analytics | 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, it's not
the closest thing I've ever done is ask an LLM to generate a code snippet for a specific function i was having a hard time finding documentation and examples for in a niche sintax (ArcGIS Arcade, to generate a virtual layer from joining two layers), and the LLM output was "plausible" code... it seemed functional upon initial inspection but contained a halucinated API that i had to research to replace, then build extra code atop the segment and then refactor everything once the parts were better understood | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | in short anything that, by definition, uses the adequacy to human standards as a measure of success
eg: defining what to code comes from a human need that requires software to be resolved (identifying and framing a business problem and translating that into a codeable design), then the usability of the new code is often also defined by the successful use by humans (mostly UI/UX but also how well the solution actually fits the expertise domain it tries to cater to) | 85,557 | null |
12,234 | 12,235 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | 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, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | 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 | 2 | 1 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 175,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Yarn | esbuild
esbuild | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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 | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All developer skills will remain valuable - AI still won't be very effective at delivering meaningful development work. | 113,766 | 8 |
12,235 | 12,236 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | 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 | 45 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;SQL | Elixir;Erlang | null | NA
Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Terraform | Digital Ocean;Docker;Make | Digital Ocean;Docker;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Google AI Studio
Google AI Studio | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No - it implies not knowing how things work, and I intend to keep my knowledge and skills sharp even if I use AI as a crutch. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Prompting? Writing acceptance tests from specs? Future uncertain. | 130,019 | null |
12,236 | 12,237 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 11 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 3,208 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3,722 | 4 |
12,237 | 12,238 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,238 | 12,239 | 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 | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | 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 | 30 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 3 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 45,500,000 | Yes | Go;Kotlin | Go;Kotlin | Go;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MySQL | BigQuery;Dynamodb | BigQuery;Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Grafana
Grafana | Yes | null | null | null | VertX
VertX | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Medium | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | 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 solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | New features definition. Mentoring. Business Knowledge. Architecture definition. Human intuition for solving problems. AI guiding | 38,814 | 10 |
12,239 | 12,240 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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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12,240 | 12,241 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | MOP Macanese pataca | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | 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 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | null | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | 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. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All skip of developer | 74,251 | 7 |
12,241 | 12,242 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
AI bullshit | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,242 | 12,243 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 26 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
No AI integration | Availability of better alternatives
Having AI features | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 164,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Structured Text
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman | Linode, Artifactory, uv, Bamboo, Jenkins
Linode, Artifactory, uv | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;Django;Node.js | Django;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | AsciiDoc
AsciiDoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All skills will remain valuable other than the ability to patiently type out boiler plate or copy/paste solutions from the internet, which AI is faster at than humans | 164,000 | 9 |
12,243 | 12,244 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | 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) | 54 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | 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 | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Skepticism and critical thinking | null | null |
12,244 | 12,245 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 8 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | Rust;Zig | Zig | Zig | Nix
Nix | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer | null | null | Nix
Nix | Yes | Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | null | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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 about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
12,245 | 12,246 | 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 | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 8 | Iceland | ISK Icelandic krona | 14,400,000 | Yes | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Prometheus;Yarn | Pulumi
Pulumi | Yes | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
Plane | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, not in the sense of coasting through coding just with prompts to an LLM. But yes in terms of vibing while coding by myself! | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Solving the complex tasks, as I see it we will stagnate in terms of the capability of LLMs, that is at least without it using so much computational power to solve some tasks that is would not be viable. | 117,637 | 9 |
12,246 | 12,247 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Support engineer or analyst | Less than 20 employees | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Brazil | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,247 | 12,248 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | C;Python;Rust | Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust | Nushell
Nushell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Pacman | Cargo;Pacman | Nix, uv
Nix, uv | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
helix, emacs | uv | Polars;uv | uv | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | null | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | hackmd.io
hackmd.io | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | Solving novel problems, System design, User relations | null | 7 |
12,248 | 12,249 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 22 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 100,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript | C#;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 13,929 | 7 |
12,249 | 12,250 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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 | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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
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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 |
12,250 | 12,251 | 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 | 11 | 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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C;C++ | C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Solving nuanced problems with a lot of aspects to them. Broad software design with messy human customer requirements in mind. | 65,009 | 7 |
12,251 | 12,252 | 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 | 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 | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 295,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Lua;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ninja | Ninja | Ninja | TeamCity
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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 | Everything | 295,000 | 9 |
12,252 | 12,253 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 3 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 7 | Canada | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;Java | C;C++;Go;Java | C;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);pnpm;Poetry | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Maybe, I not sure | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have 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. | 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. | 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 | Spring AI, LongChain4j, MySQL 9.0 | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging, Algorithm designing | null | 8 |
12,253 | 12,254 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 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 | 1 |
12,254 | 12,255 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Turkey | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello | Asana;GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | NO | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | System Design, Workflow Digitally | 80,000 | 5 |
12,255 | 12,256 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 24 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 30 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL;TypeScript | Raku
Raku | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vite | Lerna
Lerna | Yes | Deno;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Deno;Fastify;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
Elm | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | raku | raku | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | irc
irc | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes, I make my own scripts and tools with it (since I can simply fix them if they don't work), but I usually rewrite AI code heavily, because it's slow or ugly. | 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. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Cleaning and cooking | null | 7 |
12,256 | 12,257 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Other (write in): | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | 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. | Redis;Neo4j | null | null | null | Honeycomb;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
12,257 | 12,258 | 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) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 500 to 999 employees | 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 | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker | Ansible;Docker | Ansible;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | codey | null | null | null | null | Cody | null | null | null | null | 8 |
12,258 | 12,259 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,259 | 12,260 | 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 | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 34 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Clickhouse | NA
TiDB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js | Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 468,673 | 5 |
12,260 | 12,261 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 6 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | null | null | null | Julia
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;Twitch | Reddit;Twitch | Reddit;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 8 |
12,261 | 12,262 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,262 | 12,263 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Dominican Republic | DOP Dominican peso | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | RubyMine
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Hacker News | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | hell no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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. | Redis | null | null | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | AI is trying to make devs more productive but it can backfire | 1,099 | 8 |
12,263 | 12,264 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 93,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | TCL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Everything that already is. AI is just a statistical model guessing the next word. Someone has to answer the question somewhere for AI to know the answer. If no one learns skills then AI doesn't either | 93,000 | 7 |
12,264 | 12,265 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 29 | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 45 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Dart;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | 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 | Other (write in):
None of the below | 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 | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Anyone who answers this is lying/dreaming/hallucinating | 94,264 | 7 |
12,265 | 12,266 | 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) | 9 | 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;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 16 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Erlang;Go;Java | C;C++;Erlang;Go;Java | Erlang;Go;Java | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool) | APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | goland
goland | c++23 | c++23;Ollama | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Red Hat | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 10 |
12,266 | 12,267 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,267 | 12,268 | 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 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Splunk | Maven (build tool);Splunk | Maven (build tool);Splunk | Jenkins
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not yet, but it will be in coming years. | 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 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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’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 | 9 |
12,268 | 12,269 | 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 | 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);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 16 | Data engineer | 500 to 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 open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Neo4J;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;Podman;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Astro;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | experience of maintaining workflows and debugging production bugs or issues | null | 8 |
12,269 | 12,270 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Lisp;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Make;Pacman | Make;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Django;Flask;Phoenix;Spring Boot;WordPress | Flask | Wt
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Arch | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, that shit is so retarded those faggots should kill themselves. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;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): | All important skills except the faggy ones that stupid gay little computers created by kikes can do. | null | null |
12,270 | 12,271 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 4 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 99 | 22 | Spain | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Indeed! | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | 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;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | When I want to compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Design and Architecture (if anything at all) 5 years is 2 eras in AI time... | 50,000 | null |
12,271 | 12,272 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | null | 3 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;Deno;Node.js;React;Svelte | Angular;AngularJS;Deno;Django;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
Get answers for problems I am struggling with | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | I haven’t encountered any problems | No, I may use AI to help with some things but not everything | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 | 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 | Other (please specify): | Developers will always be able to what AI can't. | null | null |
12,272 | 12,273 | 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.) | 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);Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 12,000,000 | Yes | Python;Rust | Rust | Rust | SystemVerilog, Veryl
Veryl | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Prometheus | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Prometheus | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 82,906 | 10 |
12,273 | 12,274 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
Performance | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 15 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | OpenSCAD, MochiScript (from mochi.jcarlosroldan.com)
OpenSCAD, MochiScript (from mochi.jcarlosroldan.com) | Yes | IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Pervasive SQL
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | APT;Chocolatey;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite | APT;Chocolatey;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Flask;Vue.js | Flask;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Mochi game maker (mochi.jcarlosroldan.com)
Mochi game maker (mochi.jcarlosroldan.com) | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Mattermost
Mattermost | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | 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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes for anything disposable (like bash or small Python data processings) or trite (like mathematical function implementations). Everything else I just use AI completion via Copilot. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;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. | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | pgvector | All manual using Python | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | Dash0 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | Stella (from stargazr.ai), InceptionLabs, DeepSeek | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to read other's people code will become much more important. Most development skills and know-how would probably be equally important. | 104,413 | 7 |
12,274 | 12,275 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, game or graphics | 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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12,275 | 12,276 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | null | null | 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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12,276 | 12,277 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,277 | 12,278 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, mobile | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | Azure Devops;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
12,278 | 12,279 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Elixir;GDScript;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Rarely | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Project management. Coordinating/motivating and supporting humans is still best done by a human. | 78,000 | null |
12,279 | 12,280 | 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);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;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 11 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 93,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | C++;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C++;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Axum | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating 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 Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | absolutely not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | no idea | 93,000 | 8 |
12,280 | 12,281 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | null | Employed | null | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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) | 27 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,281 | 12,282 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 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
Integration and Maintainance cost | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | Other (please specify):
Understanding and Respecting Work Life Balance from manager/leadership | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 60 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I use LLMs to understand patterns in new packages, but not to write actual code. For testing they are useful to create more complex tests for smaller packages, but their output needs to be corrected quite often. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Robotics | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 175,000 | 7 |
12,282 | 12,283 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);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 | 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | FalkorDB
FalkorDB | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | 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 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | FalkorDB | null | null | null | null | null | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | No idea. Who can tell? | null | 10 |
12,283 | 12,284 | 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) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 19 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,600,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Blazor;FastAPI | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | null | NA
NA | hostinger;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I 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 | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Logical and algorithmic understanding of code | 53,470 | null |
12,284 | 12,285 | 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 | 19 | null | null | 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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12,285 | 12,286 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 96,000 | Yes | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;Supabase;Vercel | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;Supabase;Vercel | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;Supabase;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Asana;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, 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 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 reduced the time spent on specific development 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | supabase | null | OpenRouter | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev | 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 | Real world Problem Solving | 62,409 | 9 |
12,286 | 12,287 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,287 | 12,288 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | null | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,288 | 12,289 | 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.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 31 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 1,189,550 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;npm;Vite | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Fastify;Node.js;Svelte | Fastify;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Godot
Godot | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | Zenhub
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not most of the time. The primary benefit I get from AI Editor or Editor integrations is tab completion. In rare cases I use a vibe-coding approach (mostly for cumbersome tasks I don't like to repeat again). The results have been mixed, but overall better and less time-consuming that coding it myself. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Redis;pgvector | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Cursor tab completetion and agents | 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 | Complex, multi-layer problem solving. Solution design. Understanding customer pain-point and needs and planning for them. Deep knowledge in any technical field (programming languages, databases, etc) will still be very useful to work with AI tools. Knowing what to when things break will be very important regardless how to code was created. | 773,319 | 8 |
12,289 | 12,290 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | php,typescript,dart, kotlin
golang, kotlin, typescript, rust | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js | FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Laravel;NestJS;Nuxt.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;supabase | null | Llama Index | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something | write prompt who understanded by AI Agent | null | 8 |
12,290 | 12,291 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Mexico | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Swift | C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Perl;Swift | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Perl;Swift | Raku
Raku | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery;WordPress | ASP.NET;jQuery | ASP.NET;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Emacs
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | 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 | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Marketing | 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. | 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.;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 want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem Solving, | 60,000 | 8 |
12,291 | 12,292 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 10 | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
Hype-driven development of GenAI integration bullshit | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 231,880 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Astro;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Payload CMS
Payload CMS | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. Vibe coding isn't engineering, it's trial and error based development from talking to a bot that parrots existing ideas, and my team needs actual engineering to solve problems. Leave the vibe coding to startup founders who only need a proof of concept and people learning new technologies.
Vibe coding seldom makes sense when any contributing to any system that needs security, robustness, maintainability, innovation, or accuracy; basically any production system. If the "vibe coder" is someone who actually has the engineering skills (of any skill level) required to perform the task in due time and the "vibe coding" is only augmenting their existing engineering skills and interest with a highly skeptical mindset (i.e. can easily and without failure identify bad advice and code when confidently purported as fact or generated and can find the actual documentation, learn better patterns, and solve the problems it creates) and they disclaim that they didn't write the code to their team or the open source project they are contributing to in their pull request, I'd argue that's a reasonable approach to AI-assisted development, even if not for me. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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): | Thinking. AI tools are just glorified auto complete and will always be incapable of thinking, even "rationalizing" models are just throwing shear volume of compute at the autocomplete, and only emulate what thinking looks like, not is.
AI can't problem solve for you, but it can guess based on things it's seen, but it's up to you to call bullshit and actually find the solution or pattern from authoritative sources. In the next 3-5 years, AI will claim it can solve more, and it may appear to, but you'll now have to try harder to figure out when it has no clue what it's generating and try harder to find authoritative sources that aren't other AI bullshit. This isn't contrived as AI-written documentation for projects already block true "thinking" about how code actually works, so you may find yourself needing to read source code for those projects or be able to find good quality code in use as an example from somewhere like GitHub instead.
Higher level engineers are going to be even more in demand, and lower level engineers that "can be replaced by AI" will be less so. Not because a rich CEO says so, but because higher level engineers can think independently and can sort through all of the bullshit more easily than someone new to coding, and juniors got the short end of the stick even though we'd all prefer juniors who can think and grow their skills to AIs that pretend to think and grow their price tags. | 231,880 | 8 |
12,292 | 12,293 | 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);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 | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 450,000 | Yes | C;C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | All of them. AI is like the next iteration of intellisense and intellisense didn't really replace any skills. | 450,000 | 7 |
12,293 | 12,294 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 9 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 11 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Arch;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have 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 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 8 |
12,294 | 12,295 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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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12,295 | 12,296 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 10 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;Java;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Django;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Predictive analytics | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Aunque no quiera admitirlo si, es claramente el futuro, no quiero usar AI, porque daña mi lógica, crea gente perezosa, crea personas que no saben hacer ni un "hello world", genera una gran dependencia, vuelve a las personas obsoletas, en mi Universidad nos "Obligan" a usar estas herramientas, digo "nos obligan" porque el tiempo que nos dan para entregar proyectos realmente es poco, así que si queremos cumplir con ellos debemos usar "AI", de hecho hice mi proyecto final de "Técnicas de Programación" con AI (este es el chat, no tengo problema con compartirlo: https://chatgpt.com/share/683366b4-a2a0-8009-b0fc-92a0524c7231), y en verdad me frustra, porque comprendo la sintaxis de lo que se hace, pero este tema del tiempo "obligado"/"apresurado" en realidad me frustra.
En definitiva, el "Vibe Coding" hace 100% parte de mi carrera, de mi sector profesional, y es una completa lástima. Quiero aprender, soy un entusiasta de la programación, pero por desgracia hoy día la AI nos vuelve obsoletos y quien no se adapte a ella, es obsoleto, es contradictorio pero así es... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Patrones de diseño, quien los sepa/domine nunca será reemplazado por la estúpida AI | null | null |
12,296 | 12,297 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 24,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | Lua;Rust | Lua;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | "Vibe coding" is not part of my professional work, nor will it ever be. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Critical and logical thinking skills. | 24,000 | null |
12,297 | 12,298 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,298 | 12,299 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | null | null | github
github | Yes | null | null | null | deno
deno | Yes | Nano | Eclipse | null | kate
kate | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Excellence in programming. | null | 8 |
12,299 | 12,300 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, 100% | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 | 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. | 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 | supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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 | Knowing software architecture, clean code, best practices, time and complexing time and write very wells code prompt. | 21,844 | 9 |
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