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12,300 | 12,301 | 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) | 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) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Project manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Singapore | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 80,000 | 8 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Perl;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Perl;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | QtCreator,KDevelop
QtCreator, KDevelop | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Message Boards;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
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I don't know. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions | Problem solving. | null | null |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MongoDB;Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider | Notepad++;Rider | Notepad++;Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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Community Support | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Webpack | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Splunk;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Terraform | bicep
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NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Debian | Windows;Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, and while I think "vibe coding" is very empowering it is also very scary. It can lead to developing solutions without a complete understanding of them, rife with security problems. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | A deep technical understanding, which can only be learned through doing work that AI is taking away. AI solves problems, but how do you develop your own skills if AI is doing all of the heavy lifting? AI is training on our knowledge, but what if we stop wring code? What can AI come up with on its own? | 200,000 | null |
12,305 | 12,306 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 4,300,000 | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Arch | Arch;Fedora | null | null | null | NA
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all. | 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.;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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | This supposes "AI" produces workable code instead of a clunky debug-hell. If the future has developers only fixing after "AI" slop, then obviously debugging is the single most relevant skill. | 29,708 | null |
12,306 | 12,307 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 8 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media | 1 | Applied scientist | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | null | No | null | null | null | 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 | Polars | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens;uv;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Airtable | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | Ask a question
NA | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | Search for answers | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not part of it | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | ChromaDB | null | null | null | Wiz | null | Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | When I want to fully understand something | 3 | null | 10 |
12,307 | 12,308 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 29 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | Quart
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Windsurf | PyCharm;Sublime Text | PyCharm;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Airtable;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Airtable;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
12,308 | 12,309 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Yarn | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Yarn | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;Kaggle;YouTube | Hacker News;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | 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 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. | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 10 |
12,309 | 12,310 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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 | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null |
12,310 | 12,311 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | 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 |
12,311 | 12,312 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Quality of Documentation | Prohibitive pricing
N/A | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;GDScript;Java;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Arch | null | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Definitely not. I don’t trust myself or AI that much, and it irritates me how common vibe coding seems to be now. | 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.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don’t think I have enough experience right now to know how to answer this. | null | null |
12,312 | 12,313 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 14 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 16 | 6 | Viet Nam | USD United States dollar | 32,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;GDScript;Kotlin;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;GDScript;Kotlin;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yandex Cloud | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;npm;Pip | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;npm;Pip | NA
NA | null | Flask;Next.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | 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;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | system design, general software architecture, project management, reasonable decision making, interaction with managers and business people, translating business requirements into technical task | 32,000 | 8 |
12,313 | 12,314 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C;C++;Go;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PowerShell;Python | Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Prometheus | Cloudflare;Docker | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations;Cybersecurity | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | self study | null | null |
12,314 | 12,315 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 31 | 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 | 42 | Data engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MySQL;Oracle;Snowflake;SQLite | MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | NA
Netezza | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
Brackets | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Trello | Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X;YouTube | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Anything where the data or process is subject to security concerns. | null | null |
12,315 | 12,316 | 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 | 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 | 20 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Webpack | Digital Ocean;Docker;Webpack | Digital Ocean;Docker;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Jira;Trello | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Abstract thinking/thoughts that can't be replicated by AI | null | 6 |
12,316 | 12,317 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | 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 |
12,317 | 12,318 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 0 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,900,000 | Yes | Elixir | Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News;Bluesky | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | in-depth understanding of the field | 22,086 | 7 |
12,318 | 12,319 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 32 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | stata
stata | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase | BigQuery;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip | NA
NA | null | Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, Not yet implement vibe coding, this would help but again needs a throughly understanding and reason for your written code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis;ChromaDB;pgvector;Weaviate;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | AI could help for development, but still they can't explain why and get right user requirement. | null | null |
12,319 | 12,320 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 50 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 40 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;uv | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Architecting and coding. | null | null |
12,320 | 12,321 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 26 | Data engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;VSCodium | null | null | spyder
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Windows;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, but just to get snippets | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
12,321 | 12,322 | 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.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 116,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not currently because we are primarily programming against a proprietary vendor app. When we start a new project with standard tooling we will heavily use AI. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | null | null | 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 | General logic and problem solving skills. Experience with pragmatic and idiomatic solutions in the tech stack I'm using. | 116,000 | 7 |
12,322 | 12,323 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 30 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
is currently maintained and appears to use good engineering principles | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Python | Assembly;C#;C++;GDScript;Lisp;Python | Assembly;C++;GDScript;Python | NA
Nim | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Pip | APT;Pip | APT;Pip | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);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 weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, apart from sometimes asking for example snippets in chat prompts or using glorified LLM-enabled tab autocompleting (refact.ai). | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Critical thinking, keeping on top of understanding concepts and a strong focus on good software engineering, i.e. quality over quantity. Otherwise things will slowly drift out of control until we arrive at a point where most people no longer understand what happens and can no longer intervene effectively or ensure things progress in a desired direction. | null | null |
12,323 | 12,324 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Data or business analyst | 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 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 | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 72,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | Django | null | Bootstrap, Mediaquery, MySql, JavaScript
Anaconda, Jupyter, Python | Yes | Sublime Text | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | BLACKBOX.AI
BLACKBOX.AI | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Atualmente, "vibe coding" faz parte do meu trabalho de desenvolvimento profissional. Contudo, não deixo tudo nas "mãos" dos prompts de LLM porque ainda vejo falhas. Eu gosto de encontrar as soluções para os problemas através dos meus próprios esforços, em casos de exaustão é que solicito às IA's para resolverem os problemas por mim. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | 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 improved the quality of my code. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Tabnine;Blackbox AI | Deepseek | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Engenharia de Software | 13,107 | null |
12,324 | 12,325 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 18 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
12,325 | 12,326 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C++;Rust | C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X | X | X | 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 | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it's stupid | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 160 | 10 |
12,326 | 12,327 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 26 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 29 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 20,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;R | C;C++;MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;R | C;C++;MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;R | Verilog, SystemVerilog
SystemVerilog | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Pieces/snippets of code or functions can be done using the vibe coding method. However, the larger module must be stitched together by a responsible human. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Core computer science, mathematics, semiconductor engineering. | 232,479 | 8 |
12,327 | 12,328 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React | NestJS;Next.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Android;Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | no | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
12,328 | 12,329 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Rust;Zig | HTML/CSS;Rust;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | Poetry | Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot | Deno;FastAPI | Deno;FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;ChromeOS | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 1 |
12,329 | 12,330 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Coding Bootcamp | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 6 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Railway;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Nop, and it never will be, vibe coding is a shortcut that leads to more problems in the future and really low quality code | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | 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. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Best practices; Communication skills; Strong bases not like only coding, like principles, architecture design patterns, and so | null | null |
12,330 | 12,331 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 11 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I don't run what I don't understand, which, according to definition is a thing in vibe coding. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the requirements, efficiency of the solution, security concerns. | 104,413 | null |
12,331 | 12,332 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
Documentation | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 0 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;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.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving | 80,254 | 7 |
12,332 | 12,333 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 10 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 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 | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Swift | JavaScript;Swift | JavaScript;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React;Svelte | React;Svelte | React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
Look up a Q&A | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving | 80,000 | 6 |
12,333 | 12,334 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MySQL | InfluxDB;MySQL | InfluxDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | 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 | oh hell no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing;Robotics | 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 | 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. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | 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 | Gathering requirements, understanding people, solving problems creatively, making better LLM prompts | null | 7 |
12,334 | 12,335 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,335 | 12,336 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,336 | 12,337 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 34 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 10 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Erlang | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Heroku;Make;Prometheus | null | PDM python package manager
uv python package manager | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | Laravel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | uv | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | null | null | 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 | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | thinking and being aware of its logic, analysis, rationale, responsibility, colleagues | 22,056 | null |
12,337 | 12,338 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;Scala | HTML/CSS;Rust | NA
Haskell | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Webpack | Cargo;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure | Cargo;Cloudflare | uv
uv | Yes | Node.js | Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
12,338 | 12,339 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | null | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Express;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
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 | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
12,339 | 12,340 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Student | 20 to 99 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | Leptos
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, except for simple frontend involving only HTML, CSS, and JS | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | ChromaDB | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Managing requirement changes, organizing complex task | 7,643 | 8 |
12,340 | 12,341 | 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.) | 19 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;Groovy;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Groovy;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | React | React | 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;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Logic | null | 7 |
12,341 | 12,342 | 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 | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,342 | 12,343 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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;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 | 8 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Zig;Gleam | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Neovim;WebStorm | Neovim;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | 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. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Vision, product/project management, user-focused design, accessibility design, innovation | null | 8 |
12,343 | 12,344 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | 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) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 325,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;OCaml;Python;Rust;Zig | C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | ComDB2
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | Claude Code | Copilot, Clion
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Parsing real world requirements and translating them into a software architecture. | 325,000 | 5 |
12,344 | 12,345 | I am learning to code | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
work off-line / privacy | Availability of better alternatives
Poor developer support | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 25 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 5,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Chocolatey;Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vite | Chocolatey;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite | Chocolatey;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | 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 | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code | null | Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity | 5,400 | null |
12,345 | 12,346 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | 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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12,346 | 12,347 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;F#;Rust;Swift;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust;Gleam | typst
typst | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | leptos
leptos | Yes | Neovim;Zed | Neovim | Neovim | NA
helix | uv | c++23;SwiftData;uv | uv | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | all skills will still be valuable for developers. | 135,000 | 8 |
12,347 | 12,348 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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12,348 | 12,349 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | 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) | 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): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Composer;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Pacman | Cargo;Pacman | NA
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | mastodon
mastodon | 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 | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Thinking. Problem solving. | null | null |
12,349 | 12,350 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 10 | Data engineer | 500 to 999 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 12 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 670,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Terraform | Cloudflare;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, not at all. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and translating requisites into code. | 121,965 | 8 |
12,350 | 12,351 | 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 | 27 | 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 | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | SQL Server Management Studio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | 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 | not really. In exceptional cases only | No, but I 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Common sense, Understanding complex relationships | null | null |
12,351 | 12,352 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,352 | 12,353 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,353 | 12,354 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not 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;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 | 15 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | debugging | null | null |
12,354 | 12,355 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 5,590,676 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;WebStorm;Windsurf | Cursor;WebStorm | Cursor;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No is not | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving | 4,769 | 8 |
12,355 | 12,356 | 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);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;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 28 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use 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 | 17 | 26 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;R;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Julia
Julia | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Make;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Make;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Make;Pip | Anaconda, Mamba
Anaconda, Mamba | Yes | Flask | Angular;AngularJS;Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Tab9
Tab9 | Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Affine
Affine | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | Imagining and prototyping novel applications and algorithms. AI can regurgitate code patterns it has been trained on, but cannot holistically generate solutions to novel problems. | 180,000 | null |
12,356 | 12,357 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 15 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,357 | 12,358 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media | 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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12,358 | 12,359 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 6 | Nepal | NPR Nepalese rupee | 800,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Yarn | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Django;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Django;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 5,817 | 7 |
12,359 | 12,360 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 1 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | null | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Netlify;Pip | Docker;Netlify;Pip | Docker;Netlify;Pip | Render
Render | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | DeepSeek is a great tool | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Create more AI tools to replace human work | null | null |
12,360 | 12,361 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 8,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C++;Lisp;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Claude Code;Zed | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting 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;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Other (write in): | No, vibe coding is a meaningless marketing term. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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 | Problem solving, Creativity, Real brain reasoning | 8,000 | 2 |
12,361 | 12,362 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Written in Rust | Ethical concerns
Closed source | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | actix-web
NA | Yes | RustRover | null | null | Clion, Emacs, Helix
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | Git, Rustdoc
Git, Rustdoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
Gitlab | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No, I find that /dev/urandom works just as well. | 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 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;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): | Being able to write computer programs that work. | null | null |
12,362 | 12,363 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 18,000,000,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | rust, dart
rust, dart | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | couchdb, couchbase
couchdb, couchbase | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;WordPress | Astro;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);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;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;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes and no, depends on the project | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 427,300 | 8 |
12,363 | 12,364 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | 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 | 30 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Perl NAF
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | null | GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | 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 | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Real problem solving and analyzing, | 6,843 | 10 |
12,364 | 12,365 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 23 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Guatemala | GTQ Guatemalan quetzal | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Python;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian;Arch | null | Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 9 |
12,365 | 12,366 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 16 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 205,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | Datafusion
Datafusion | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Yarn | Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | uv, Argo-cd
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Axum | FastAPI;Phoenix;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | NA
Leptos | Yes | Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Polars;Odoo;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Debian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | Yes, I vibe code features outside my area of expertise, for example I will prompt an LLM to add a frontend feature after I have hand coded the backend API. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | Zed | null | null | null | Zed | 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 | I worry about mounting technical debt and think that in security and safety-critical fields, human reviewed code will remain relevant. | 205,000 | 8 |
12,366 | 12,367 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | 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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12,367 | 12,368 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 45 | 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 | 53 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
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12,368 | 12,369 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,369 | 12,370 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | null | 11 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,370 | 12,371 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | null | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
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NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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.;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 want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 10 |
12,371 | 12,372 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | Developer, mobile | I don’t know | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Côte d'Ivoire | XOF West African CFA franc | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,372 | 12,373 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 34 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 190,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Podman;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | GitLab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Debugging, designing, writing performant code. | 123,518 | 7 |
12,373 | 12,374 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C;Elixir;OCaml;PHP;Rust;Scala | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. Outside of personal projects, I never commit any code under my own name that was written by an AI. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging the bad codebases that AI agents will produce. | 60,000 | 7 |
12,374 | 12,375 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 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);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Describing problems, architecting solutions, making ethical decisions, and auditing or fixing AI-generated code. | 140,000 | 8 |
12,375 | 12,376 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | 12,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Podman;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Podman;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NestJS;Vue.js | NestJS | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Android;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Neemb
Neemb | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, probably it is not) | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Personal communication skills, and also ability to understand whole business domain and objectieves a software systems tries to achieve | 13,922 | null |
12,376 | 12,377 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | C;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip | Podman;Prometheus | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, I ask for some code, then check the response and, if it is all right, deploy it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | 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 | Project Management, Agile, Containerization, Microservices | null | null |
12,377 | 12,378 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I don't want to, but the current growth's FOMO will force me and others to use them, which is not calculative and not handy to people. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | thinking and solving problems with different approaches. | null | null |
12,378 | 12,379 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,379 | 12,380 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, definitely | 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 | 3 |
12,380 | 12,381 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 43 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | not net | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Novel product design. AI doesn't work well when there are few if any working examples. | null | 7 |
12,381 | 12,382 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 16 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
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 | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | C;C++;Python;Zig | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool) | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja | Docker | 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 | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Systems level thinking | 300,000 | 2 |
12,382 | 12,383 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Books / Physical media | 15 | Data engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
Developer license | Security or privacy concerns
Restricted accessibility | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 12 | Nomadic | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Cypher, Gremlin, PLC LD, PLC ST, KDB+/Q
AQL | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostGIS, KDB+
PostGIS, Milvus | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | TOML, Kafka, Airflow, 8N8,
TOML, UV (Python), Kafka | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | Neovim;PyCharm;WebStorm | EmEditor
EmEditor | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Occasionally, when looking for inspiration or ideas. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | System design & architecture, automation (business processes, industrial, data) and tools, programming languages, ML/DL/NLP. | null | null |
12,383 | 12,384 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,384 | 12,385 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 45 | 9 | Saudi Arabia | SAR Saudi Arabian riyal | 165,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;COBOL;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PowerShell;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;COBOL;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PowerShell;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;SwiftData;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;LangGraph;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;SwiftData;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;LangGraph;visionOS | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;NixOS | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | نعم | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | صناعة البرمجيات | 43,985 | null |
12,385 | 12,386 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 46 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Gradle | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Gradle;npm | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Haha! 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. | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication, problem solving, requirements gathering | 160,000 | null |
12,386 | 12,387 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | null | I prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | 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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12,387 | 12,388 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 0 | Yes | C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | aliyun
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | 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 | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
12,388 | 12,389 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | 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 | 9 | 9 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 84,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;React;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;WebStorm | PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui | Polars;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui | Polars;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Redis | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | 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 | all of them | 65,614 | 6 |
12,389 | 12,390 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 46,406 | 9 |
12,390 | 12,391 | 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 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 100,000 | 9 |
12,391 | 12,392 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 52 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 52 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | null | null | null | 10 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Gwt, vaadin
Gwt, vaadin | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Nano | Android Studio;Eclipse | Android Studio;Eclipse | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | Logic thinking, creativity, people skills | null | 7 |
12,392 | 12,393 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,393 | 12,394 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | India | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | NestJS;Next.js | NestJS;Next.js | NestJS;Next.js | NA
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NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | 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;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | pgvector;Zep;LangMem | null | Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);LangGraph | null | Sentry;Honeycomb;Metero;Grafana + Prometheus | null | Devin AI;Blackbox AI;Lovable.dev;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | 5 |
12,394 | 12,395 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Just
Just | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte | FastAPI;jQuery;Svelte | FastAPI;jQuery;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | DevOps | null | null |
12,395 | 12,396 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | Metabase
Metabase | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;Railway | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;Railway | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;Railway | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | Ember.js, hotwire/stimulus
Ember.js, hotwire/stimulus | Yes | Cursor;Vim | Cursor;Vim | Cursor;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | Todoist
Todoist | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, at the moment | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Marketing | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Auto-GPT | 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 | Hopefully making the bridge between product team and devs. Understanding big architectures and making decisions | 98,612 | 8 |
12,396 | 12,397 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | null | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
12,397 | 12,398 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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 | 26 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | 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 | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | kernel-mode development | null | 8 |
12,398 | 12,399 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | null | Employed | null | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Filemaker
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Filemaker
NA | Yes | Gradle | Gradle;Podman | Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | Wicket
Wicket | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | Filemaker
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
nothing else, stack overflow sucks | No, not at all | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | FUCK NO!!! | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Other (please specify): | ALL skills | null | 7 |
12,399 | 12,400 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
Lack of Documentation | Other: | You like your manager
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 | 60,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;React;Vue.js | null | null | EmberJS
NA | Yes | Cursor;Windsurf | null | null | Copilot
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’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): | Obtaining Indian citizenship and bartering for a lower, competitive wages in the tech sector. | 60,000 | 5 |
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