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12,600 | 12,601 | 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 | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 8 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | NA
NA | null | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | A few times per month or 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null |
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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Strong theoretical foundations | Ethical concerns
Concern it's a bubble | Other: | Other (please specify):
Ethical confidence in the purposes of the company | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 105,000 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Other (write in): | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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Balancing competing interests
Communicating authoritatively to others in an organization
Empathizing with distinctly human user issues and finding solutions to them | 142,949 | 7 |
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Netlify | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Xcode | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;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 every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 quick help troubleshooting | Debugging, optimization | 74,249 | 6 |
12,606 | 12,607 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | Less than 20 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 | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 8 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | null | Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing | 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 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | ? | 31,104 | null |
12,607 | 12,608 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 2 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;Kotlin;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Miro;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Colab;Miro;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Colab;Miro;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yeah. I agree. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Identifying a real-life problem and envisioning a solution for it. | null | null |
12,608 | 12,609 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Applied scientist | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Thailand | USD United States dollar | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;R | JavaScript;SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Hugo
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics;Marketing | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 15,000 | null |
12,609 | 12,610 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 117,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | 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 | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 1,158 | null |
12,610 | 12,611 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | 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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | 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;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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;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 quick help troubleshooting | Creativity | null | 9 |
12,611 | 12,612 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | null | Applied scientist | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Very favorable | null | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Other (write in): | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,612 | 12,613 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | HANA
HANA | Yes | Maven (build tool) | Maven (build tool) | Maven (build tool) | SAP BTP
SAP BTP | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
12,613 | 12,614 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 15 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Azerbaijan | AZN Azerbaijan manat | 80,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Scala;Swift | Go;Swift | Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | 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 | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | null | null | null | New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 47,036 | 10 |
12,614 | 12,615 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media | 15 | AI/ML engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Too much AI | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;Rust | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip;Prometheus | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Docker;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;uv | c++23;Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Wikis | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | God no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Ideation, big picture thinking | 81,685 | 6 |
12,615 | 12,616 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 408,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Make;npm;Vite;Webpack | Make;npm;Vite;Webpack | Make;npm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Blazor;Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Linear | GitLab;Linear | GitLab;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | 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 | Only a little | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving | 63,452 | 8 |
12,616 | 12,617 | 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.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | C;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | C | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;iPadOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Google Workspace;Notion | Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | Writing code | 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 | No. vibe coding is just a temporary solution. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | ability to solve problem | null | null |
12,617 | 12,618 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 47,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;npm;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Composer | Ansible;Composer | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Redmine | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it's an abomination of stupidity | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | debugging, understanding code, architecting systems | 63,986 | 4 |
12,618 | 12,619 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 9 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,619 | 12,620 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 6 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Less than one year | A few times per week | Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Letta;ChromaDB;Pinecone | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Smol-AGI;LangGraph | null | Galileo;LangSmith;Protect AI | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | null | null | null | 6 | null |
12,620 | 12,621 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 25 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 104,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData;visionOS | SwiftData;visionOS | SwiftData;visionOS | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot 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 | 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 | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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 | Absolutely not for work but sometimes for personal projects in areas outside my speciality. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | 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 | Breaking down and refining requirements | 141,587 | 7 |
12,621 | 12,622 | 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.) | Employed | None of the above;Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 6 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,030,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Le Chat Mistral, Venice.AI | 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 | Knowledge of codebase, clean code practices, best practices for coding on specific language that they use | 48,651 | null |
12,622 | 12,623 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 34 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | null | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 52,207 | 6 |
12,623 | 12,624 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more 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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12,624 | 12,625 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 15 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 1,200 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | uv
uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | Django;FastAPI;jQuery | Django;FastAPI;jQuery | Odoo
Odoo | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo;Pydantic;uv | Odoo;Pydantic;uv | Odoo;Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Telegram
Telegram | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, but it assist me to write the code | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Cybersecurity | 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 | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 1,200 | 7 |
12,625 | 12,626 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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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12,626 | 12,627 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 37,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Blazor;Express | Angular;Express | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Windows | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I like to understand the code I am integrating in my projects, even if that means taking more time to do the same task | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Interactions with clients/non technical people | 42,925 | 6 |
12,627 | 12,628 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 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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12,628 | 12,629 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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
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12,629 | 12,630 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
AI bullshit | Insurance | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;Rust;TypeScript | C;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes | Microsoft Azure DevOps
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;React | React;Axum | React | NA
Leptos | Yes | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Leptos | Fedora | Windows;Red Hat | GitHub;Jira;YouTrack | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 58,007 | 3 |
12,630 | 12,631 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,631 | 12,632 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | null | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Personal Communication | 92,812 | null |
12,632 | 12,633 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Project manager | null | null | null | No | Work | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | Sql
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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12,633 | 12,634 | 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 | 14 | 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, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Scala;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Clickhouse | Clickhouse | Clickhouse | Hive, Impala
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | Vert.x
Vert.x | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Debian | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
Read the answer to question that I need to solve | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | All of them. | 65,528 | 8 |
12,634 | 12,635 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 28,000,000 | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;SQL | Elixir;HTML/CSS;Lua;Ruby;SQL;Zig | Elixir;HTML/CSS;Lua;Ruby;SQL | clojure, fish
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Supabase | Docker;Homebrew | Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | alpine.js, htmx
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding business intent | 80,966 | 5 |
12,635 | 12,636 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 50 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 15,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;Rust | C;C++;Rust | C;C++;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Xcode | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Xcode | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, not part of it but optional | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | 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 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Ownership, Integrity, Systematic thinking | 103,633 | null |
12,636 | 12,637 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 35 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Vaadin
Vaadin | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Other (write in):
Searching for existing answers | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. I only use code, that I understand. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep understanding of customers needs. Abstract thinking. Finding weak points in concepts and architecture. Switching mentally between overview and detail. | 69,609 | 9 |
12,637 | 12,638 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | 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 | null | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 160,000,000 | Yes | Elixir;Python;TypeScript | Elixir;Erlang;Python;TypeScript;Gleam | Elixir;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;Phoenix;Svelte | Django;Next.js;Phoenix;Svelte | Django;Next.js;Phoenix;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | null | No, but I plan to soon | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3,798 | 6 |
12,638 | 12,639 | 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 | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 12 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, i actually generate small snippets of code that i manually plug in where required without repeating code | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | in depth understanding of code - for the inevitable bugs that AI or developers that use high level code won't be able to fully figure out | null | 10 |
12,639 | 12,640 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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 | 18 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 4 | Malta | EUR European Euro | 93,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MongoDB;Redis | BigQuery;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Monday.com;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | understanding the code on the screen. The developer still needs to vet that what is generated matches what they are asking for. | 107,894 | null |
12,640 | 12,641 | 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.) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 51,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;npm | Docker | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | currently not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 59,167 | 9 |
12,641 | 12,642 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 492,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Podman;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Deno;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Craft Docs
Craft Docs, Anytype | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Zeta
Zeta | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, but I plan to | Yes, 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. | 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 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 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 | Developers still need to understand the tech that they use. There will be a slow abstraction away from developers having to understand the code itself, but it won't be that quick. Otherwise bugs will become prevalent and attack vectors will grow.
Understanding architecture, security, best practices etc. will still remain valuable. | 51,572 | 7 |
12,642 | 12,643 | 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) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 30 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 120,000 | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase | Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok 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 | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I use vibe coding to develop skeleton apps for MVP development during R&D | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Guidance of the solution needed for the task at hand. A complete understanding of the development lifecycle and not just select pieces of the puzzle. | 6,765 | 7 |
12,643 | 12,644 | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 15 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Debian | Asana;GitHub | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;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 | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | 9 |
12,644 | 12,645 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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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12,645 | 12,646 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 1 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Maldives | MVR Maldivian rufiyaa | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,646 | 12,647 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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) | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 200 | 100 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 84,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;Python | HTML/CSS;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Arch | MacOS;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Big Data, Problem Solving, Software Architecture | 97,452 | 6 |
12,647 | 12,648 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Support engineer or analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 140,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 91,013 | null |
12,648 | 12,649 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | 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 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Symfony | Angular;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Symfony | jQuery;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 6 |
12,649 | 12,650 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 18,000,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | rocksdb
neo4j | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Customer service support | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Qdrant | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | cursor | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | debugging, system design | 209,231 | null |
12,650 | 12,651 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 38,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;TypeScript | Awk
Awk | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Terraform | Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Cmake
Cmake | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;WebStorm;Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | Emacs
Emacs | .NET 8 or higher | c++23 | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Debugging, understanding the code architecture | 44,550 | null |
12,651 | 12,652 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp;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);Coding Bootcamp | null | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | NA
NA | null | MySQL;Redis | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
12,652 | 12,653 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows | GitHub | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 5 |
12,653 | 12,654 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
family-friendly work environment created and maintained by management where I am regularly treated as a person rather than just a resource | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 30,000,000 | Yes | C++;Java;Scala | C++;Java;Prolog;Scala | C++;Java;Scala | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;MSBuild;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;MSBuild | Gradle;MSBuild | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | trac
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Hadn't even heard the term, but after reading Wikipedia, the answer is "heck no". | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don't think AI will ever be really good at identifying customer needs and prioritizing them while also taking developer capabilities and capacities into account. I also doubt that it can get any good when it comes to usability, UX, or things like architecture design. Sure, it'll be great at throwing buzzwords around (I guess it already is, and after all, some "architects" get no further than that), but actual insight? That's not something to be learned from books or articles, whether we're talking about a human or a LLM.
I suspect that AI will also struggle in situations where there are multiple equally clean solutions to a problem & you need to pick the one that's most conducive to being easy to maintain over a period of 5-10 years or more - which, for what I consider a real software development job, is an everyday situation. Perhaps this is something that AI solutions will get better at with time, but my money says it's not happening in 3-5 years. | 86,750 | 8 |
12,654 | 12,655 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | C#;Go;Java;Python | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | Notepad3
Notepad3 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, that would be ridiculous | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 74,249 | 8 |
12,655 | 12,656 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Clion
Clion | Pydantic | c++23;Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 44,086 | 7 |
12,656 | 12,657 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 190,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Webpack | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Webpack | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Yii2
Yii2 | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Trello | GitLab;Trello;YouTrack | GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;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 | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Documenting code;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 | It is not part of my professional development work. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Deep understanding used techniques for work, experience, logical thinking | 51,851 | 3 |
12,657 | 12,658 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 4 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Documentation | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 768,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch;Fedora | Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Notion | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, I do somewhat creative work with natural language (mostly English) and this can't be done by LLMs. They can, at most, check my work for grammar and stylistic issues. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | critical thinking | 35,947 | null |
12,658 | 12,659 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,337,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Making monoliths | 15,544 | 8 |
12,659 | 12,660 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Ecuador | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;OCaml;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | yew
yew | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitLab;Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
12,660 | 12,661 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 1,030,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | S3
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | null | null | Hetzner
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
Devstral | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I only use AI Agents when I now how to solve a problem, to have it write all the code for me (and tests). If I don't know how to solve a proble, I don't trust AI to do it either, and have to figure it out for my self | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Vertex AI;Ollama | Roo Code | Sentry | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | 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 | Software Architecture, how to tie together software development projects, designing the correct boundaries (both network and security) | 101,792 | 7 |
12,661 | 12,662 | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 39,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;MongoDB;Neo4J;Redis | null | NA
SurrealDB | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;pnpm;Terraform;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
Packer | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Node.js | Deno;Svelte;Axum | null | NA
Yew | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | Pydantic | null | Ruff | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora;NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
Figma | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding the business value of the software we develop; what makes it valuable for users.
Ability to discuss with users about their need and synthesize it, translate this need into the tool. | 45,246 | 3 |
12,662 | 12,663 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 42 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 42 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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
Good Support | Availability of better alternatives
Poor Support or limited support | Government | Control over the level of quality in projects
Flexible working | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 42,500 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, for the occasional function or method | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to describe a problem or a task. The ability to understand AI answers and decide if it meets your requirements for results, security and other factors. | 57,860 | 9 |
12,663 | 12,664 | 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.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Engineering manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
12,664 | 12,665 | 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.) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | C#;C++;MATLAB;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
12,665 | 12,666 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 47,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Microsoft Loop
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Baeldung
Baeldung | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Everything | 54,527 | 10 |
12,666 | 12,667 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | 24 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 12 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells) | null | null | Haskell, Agda
Haskell, Agda | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make | null | null | Nix
Nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Debian;NixOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Other (write in):
Read high quality answers | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | * Translating imprecise wishes into precise specifications that a computer can understand
* Recognizing mistakes in code | 116,015 | 7 |
12,667 | 12,668 | 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) | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | 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 | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools 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 | 37,125 | 5 |
12,668 | 12,669 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 5 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Flask | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Neo4j;Milvus | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,669 | 12,670 | 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 | Books / Physical media | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
12,670 | 12,671 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 800,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript | R;Ruby;Rust;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Railway;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Spring Boot;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Dev.to;X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Perplexity Sonar models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes, especially on debugging | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Great question. As AI tools rapidly evolve, developers’ roles will shift, but certain core skills will remain highly valuable—even indispensable—over the next 3–5 years. These fall into four broad categories: foundational, architectural, human-centric, and adaptive.
1. Foundational Programming & Computer Science Concepts
Even as AI generates code, understanding the why behind it will stay essential.
Algorithms & Data Structures: Crucial for performance, scaling, and understanding AI-generated solutions.
Debugging & Troubleshooting: AI may write code, but humans still need to diagnose when things go wrong.
Systems Design: Understanding how to architect scalable, secure systems is more important than writing individual functions.
🧠 Why it stays valuable: AI augments syntax, not deep structural thinking.
2. Architectural & Integration Skills
AI won't automatically wire up systems in a production-ready, secure, or efficient way.
APIs & Interoperability: Knowing how to integrate third-party services, especially securely.
Cloud Architecture: Designing and managing deployments on AWS, Azure, GCP.
DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines: Automating and maintaining the software lifecycle efficiently.
🏗️ Why it stays valuable: Modern software is more about assembling and scaling components than just writing them.
3. Product Thinking & Communication
What you build—and why—is as critical as how you build it.
Requirements Analysis: Translating business needs into functional specs.
User Experience Awareness: Understanding the end-user's journey to guide feature design.
Collaboration & Communication: Working across teams (design, product, marketing) is irreplaceably human.
💬 Why it stays valuable: AI lacks context, empathy, and communication—developers don’t. | 6,192 | 8 |
12,671 | 12,672 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 39,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | anaconda
anaconda | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
Augment code | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | atlassian bitbucket
NA | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Software arquitecture. Software design. Math skills. | 45,246 | 8 |
12,672 | 12,673 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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
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12,673 | 12,674 | 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.) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 26 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 8 | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Symfony | null | null | Extbase
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;Wikis | null | null | ActiveCollab
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don’t think they will become that more competent. There seem to be diminishing returns in the race to building bigger and bigger models. It feels like the progress has slowed A LOT. | 148,791 | 7 |
12,674 | 12,675 | 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 | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Media & Advertising Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Ada;C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;Ruby;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;jQuery | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Windows;Arch | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations;Marketing | Language processing | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
12,675 | 12,676 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | 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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12,676 | 12,677 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 160,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Ninja;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
none of the below | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really. According to the given definition, we sometimes make use of it to very quickly create prototypes, which we then refine ourselves. Sometimes, when we have a manual, labor intensive work (like manually updating some run line in a test), we ask the AI to create a script to the job for us. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | ability to quickly understand code, find inefficiencies and optimize them. also: highly-specialized skills like the ability to work with a closed-source, hardware specific assembly language | 185,623 | 9 |
12,677 | 12,678 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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) | 45 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;SQL | null | null | Raku
Raku | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | 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 | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding what the client really wants. | 116,015 | 8 |
12,678 | 12,679 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 20 | Data engineer | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 30 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;Go;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | HCL
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | null | null | null |
12,679 | 12,680 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 32 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 36 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 750,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp | Raku
Raku | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | RocksDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Kubernetes;Make;Podman | NA
System Initiative | Yes | Node.js | null | null | Cro
Cro | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Android;Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no, not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Solving problems | 78,616 | 10 |
12,680 | 12,681 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 21 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | C;Dart;GDScript;Go;Kotlin;Rust;Swift;TypeScript;Gleam | C;GDScript;Go;Rust;Zig;Mojo | C;GDScript;Go;Rust | Julia
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;Google Cloud;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | Google Cloud;Terraform;Yarn | nix
NA | Yes | React;WordPress | Deno;React | React | HTMX
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;Xcode | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | 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 | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, 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.;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. | 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 | creative thinking | 74,249 | 5 |
12,681 | 12,682 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Elasticsearch | Cassandra;Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Challenge is that the client's specifically in the banking and domain where intellectual property rights are involved vibe coding is still not acceptable. My personal belief vibe coding could reduce the coding effort by 40 to 60% (specifically boiler plate). | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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 | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Core programming language skill and industry best practices will still be needed and to figure when AI goes wrong. | 41,846 | 6 |
12,682 | 12,683 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,683 | 12,684 | 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) | 5 | null | null | 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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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 |
12,684 | 12,685 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 22 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 480,000 | Yes | Java;Scala | Go;Java;Python | Java | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | BigQuery;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;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 | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture and design, debugging, algorythms, data structures, familiarity with frameworks (like spring), familiarity with databases (SQL vs NoSQL) | 141,188 | 8 |
12,685 | 12,686 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 38 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
Project is actively developed | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
Lack of active development/support | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Czech Republic | USD United States dollar | 59,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Microdot
Microdot | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Amazon Titan models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it's not. I mainly use AI as auto-complete (Copilot in IDE) for single lines of code and for code documentation, but prefer to design the application logic on my own. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking, domain knowledge, and the ability to test and validate whatever output the AI produces. | 59,000 | 5 |
12,686 | 12,687 | 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) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
12,687 | 12,688 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 20 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Kuwait | KWD Kuwaiti dinar | 10,200 | Yes | Kotlin;Swift | Kotlin;Swift | Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 33,352 | 9 |
12,688 | 12,689 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
well documented | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | CQL
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Cassandra;MySQL;SQLite | Cassandra;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Pip | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
12,689 | 12,690 | 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) | 28 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 35 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;MSBuild;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Podman | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;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 | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;IT operations;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | ChromaDB | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | analysing code, | 52,411 | 7 |
12,690 | 12,691 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 12 | Developer, front-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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,691 | 12,692 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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12,692 | 12,693 | 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 | 7 | 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, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
12,693 | 12,694 | 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.) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 360,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL | Java;JavaScript;SQL | Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Project planning | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | software architecture, system design | 105,891 | 7 |
12,694 | 12,695 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 23 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability of abstracting problems to a high level design | 75,410 | 8 |
12,695 | 12,696 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Native > Web | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 189,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;SQL | Assembly;C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Gleam | Elixir;SQL | Nix, Nushell
Nushell | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Terraform | Cargo | null | hex
hex | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | Helix
Helix | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;NixOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | Craft
Craft | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Somewhat | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Reasoning, communication, and empathy | 189,000 | null |
12,696 | 12,697 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 8,000,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;Notion;Redmine | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Ability to design the optimal architecture according to each phase and establish mechanisms to efficiently run the DevOps cycle. | 55,271 | 3 |
12,697 | 12,698 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 5 | 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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12,698 | 12,699 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | 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
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 187,598 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;Go;Scala | C# | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | RavenDB
RavenDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;YouTrack | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nope | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 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 | Communication and collaboration, software architecture and system design, problem framing | 51,195 | 8 |
12,699 | 12,700 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 12 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | Nepal | NPR Nepalese rupee | 2,400,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python | Dart;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python | Dart;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | LangGraph | LangGraph | LangGraph | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Dev.to;LinkedIn | Dev.to;LinkedIn | Dev.to;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
browsing | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Redis | null | Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain | null | Sentry;Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;v0.dev;Bolt.new | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Prompt Engineering | 17,452 | 5 |
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