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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 | 4 | 4 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 33,600 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Java | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup | Clickup | Clickup | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;Svelte | Astro;FastAPI;Svelte | Astro;FastAPI;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | Nushell | Nushell | Windows;Arch | Windows | Jira | null | null | Anytype
Anytype | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Ethical concerns
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | 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 | Bookmark posts to look at later
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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NA | Yes | Datadog;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | Datadog;Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
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NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no and it's embarassing you asked | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I do not think AI tools will become very capable. Developers like always need to improve their ability to work in teams with others. | 100,000 | 8 |
13,505 | 13,506 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 38 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;SQLite | InfluxDB;SQLite | InfluxDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | OpenTofu, ArgoCD
OpenTofu, ArgoCD | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Gitea
Gitea | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 7 |
13,506 | 13,507 | 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 | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Other: | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 5 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | null | null | gitlab
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | 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 the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Troubleshooting and architecture | 68,924 | 8 |
13,507 | 13,508 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
13,508 | 13,509 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 43 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 87,011 | 6 |
13,509 | 13,510 | I am 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Honduras | HNL Honduran lempira | null | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;SQLite;Pocketbase | Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;NestJS;Next.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;NestJS;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;NestJS;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;VSCodium;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Debian | Windows;MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | Clickup | Clickup | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it's not part | No, but I 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Javascript, Typescript and Python, MCP | null | 7 |
13,510 | 13,511 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 15 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 128,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting 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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Explaining the code. Directing the AI | 128,000 | 7 |
13,511 | 13,512 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 5 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;PHP;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer | Composer;Pip | Composer | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Django;Laravel;React | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | '- Understanding how things work under the hood
- Intuition, e.g. whether something is indeed the bug | null | null |
13,512 | 13,513 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Railway;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Rubymine
NA | RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No AI agents lack the context depth or creative thinking required to make a meaningful difference in my code output. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Marketing | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | The issue isn't the capability of the AI agent that's the issue. It's always going to be important for developers to understand the human issues that our software is trying to solve. An AI only knows what it's seen before. I feel like AI fills the same role that power tools do. It's a tool that enables a skilled user to produce a higher volume of quality work. | null | 10 |
13,513 | 13,514 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 14 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I do not use AI in school, only for personal projects. In these projects some of them have an initial scaffold using some ai model but most of the code I wrote or had to refactor | 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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to access approaches and identify ones that will work. I also think that being able to code will likely remain valuable in the near future as AI still gets better at coding | null | null |
13,514 | 13,515 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,515 | 13,516 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,000,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | SwiftData;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, “vibe coding” — using large language model (LLM) prompts to generate software — is absolutely part of what I can support in professional development work. While I don’t code independently or write software on my own initiative, I assist developers in writing, debugging, and improving code through natural language interaction. This process often aligns closely with the concept of “vibe coding” as described.
That said, the effectiveness of vibe coding depends heavily on how it’s used:
• Good fit: Quickly prototyping, exploring unfamiliar APIs, generating boilerplate, or translating ideas into code.
• Caution required: Complex system design, performance-critical logic, or secure code — these still require human judgment, testing, and architecture decisions beyond what vibe coding alone can offer. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | no | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ai engineer | 46,496 | 8 |
13,516 | 13,517 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 37 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
Complete and accurate documentation | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | PHP;Prolog | PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Deno;Symfony | null | NA
lit, web components | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
UML, BPMN | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Ollama;LangGraph | Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Slack
NA | null | null | null | Bluesky, Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, LLM's / chatbots forget previous discussions during a chat, The generated code is too elaborate, not maintainable and does not mix it's solutions well with existing code. It seems based on mediocre training data, looking at the generated output | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | troubleshoot user reported situations, describe new systems that do not exist, as AI's don't know them yet | null | 4 |
13,517 | 13,518 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | null | null | null | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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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13,518 | 13,519 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 27 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Sublime Text | null | null | emacs, spacemacs, gptel
NA | Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of 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;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, as a technical executive my organizational and individual contributions are enabled by vibe coding. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Marketing | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | understanding software design principles, code smell, product and business impact thinking | 200,000 | null |
13,519 | 13,520 | 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 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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | 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 | 8 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 45,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | 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 | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | 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 | In a sense, yes. I can "vibe code" to do a lot of stuff that is relatively straightforward but would be more time consuming without AI. The more specif the prompt is, the more satisfied I end up being with the AI's code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | 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 | The ability to understand and clearly describe a problem and possible solutions in technical terms. | 61,264 | 6 |
13,520 | 13,521 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,521 | 13,522 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,522 | 13,523 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
Ethics (Such as DEI, Environmental considerations) | Ethical concerns
Poor documentation | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 53,300 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Perl;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;OCaml;PHP;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;VSCodium | Visual Studio | CLion
CLion | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Gerrit
Gerrit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | 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;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Understanding intent in that for example a piece of code might seem suboptimal or inelegant on its own but in the larger context of the specific hardware that it runs on/its userbase/etc it is the most approriate solution. Also, I believe understanding the ethical and legal ramifications of code is going to even more essential than it has ever been. | 61,836 | 5 |
13,523 | 13,524 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Laravel;WordPress | FastAPI;Laravel;React | FastAPI;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;uv | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Jira;Obsidian | Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 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 | null | null | 7 |
13,524 | 13,525 | 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 | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 32 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Podman | APT;Docker;Podman | APT;Docker;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 8 |
13,525 | 13,526 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | 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 | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | all of the current ones | 46,406 | 7 |
13,526 | 13,527 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
13,527 | 13,528 | 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 | 15 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 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 | 6 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Arch | MacOS;Android | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not specifically. Perhaps there are some vibe coding aspects I'll adopt in the future, but as of now, there really aren't any. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving. Even with AI tooling, problem solving will still be a necessary skill to maintain because even AI will produce problems even if not with code, but the AI tooling itself may be cumbersome or problematic. | 190,000 | 8 |
13,528 | 13,529 | 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.) | 20 | 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 | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
13,529 | 13,530 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | none | null | 8 |
13,530 | 13,531 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 5 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | sometimes | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking creatively | null | null |
13,531 | 13,532 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | 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);Other (please specify): | 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) | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 320,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip | Sliplane
Sliplane | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Lit
Lit | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | Ollama | Amazon Bedrock;Ollama;uv | Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;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 | Bad at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I mostly use co-pilots. I only vide code SQL statements ;) | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;pgvector | OpenWebUI | Ollama | null | Sentry | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Yes, we will become AI babysitters. It's just another technology that needs an even higher trained engineer. | 371,247 | 5 |
13,532 | 13,533 | 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 | 33 | 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 | 37 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | 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 | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 144,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Datadog;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic | Cloudflare;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic | NA
nix | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
None of these options, other than looking for answers to a question | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I've tried it with mixed results, but hate the name. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | 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. | 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. | 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.;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 | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding humans and what they actually need. | 144,000 | 6 |
13,533 | 13,534 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 102,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Yarn | sst
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Zenhub
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | 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 | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, my work requires a lot of specific context | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understand good practices and patterns, recognizing when code should be abstracted
| 74,418 | 8 |
13,534 | 13,535 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | 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 | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
13,535 | 13,536 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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);Books / Physical media | 36 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 150,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python;SQL | C;C++;Delphi;Python;SQL | C;C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Delphi 12+ Athens | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | Microsoft Teams
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Architecture
Requeriments | 174,022 | null |
13,536 | 13,537 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 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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13,537 | 13,538 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 26 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
uses AI | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 63 | 63 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Ansible;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Ansible;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew | UV
UV | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel | Flask;Laravel;React | Flask;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | 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 | Other (write in): | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Absolutely not. I have yet to see any use of LLM for actual coding work (personal or professional) that works correctly, is reliable, not built on mass theft and plagiarism, and does not damage the quality of the project and degrade the coder's skills. Hard pass on vibe coding, and would not want to hire or work with anyone that is a vibe coder. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Honestly? Managing up. There will be increased and continued pressure from upper management to cut costs and replace individual roles and teams with AI that does not work. This will funnels all friction and the actual work onto fewer employees that now have to "manage" the AI that does not work. The best skill we have currently is the ability to convince management through fact or personal rapport that AI will cost more, deliver less, and have no accountability or responsibility for mistakes. | null | 2 |
13,538 | 13,539 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 28 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C++;Ruby | C++;Ruby | C++;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Basecamp
Basecamp | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, communication, requirements refinement, optimization, UI/UX design, architecture. | null | 7 |
13,539 | 13,540 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 15 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 267,605 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | toml, yaml
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Podman | null | turbopack, rspack, jaeger
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Astro;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
MDX | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | TL;DR Newsletter
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No vibe coding is dumb. I use ai to augment my current workflow not take it over completely. If I don't know intimately how the systems works I don't know how to fix it. AI's hallucinate too much and too often to trust them 100% | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Understanding complex problems and how to code them.
Reducing duplicate code.
Understanding the code AI tools generate.
How to debug and use debugging tools.
How to architect codebases so that they are scalable.
How to read code and understand it.
| 267,605 | 10 |
13,540 | 13,541 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | null | Database administrator or engineer | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | 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 |
13,541 | 13,542 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Tunisia | TND Tunisian dinar | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;R;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;IBM Cloud;New Relic;Podman;Railway;Splunk | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Blazor;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Deno;NestJS;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Red Hat;Fedora | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Trello | Airtable;Asana;Clickup | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Kaggle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | Groq Cloud
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Personalized agent creation | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;ChromaDB;supabase | null | Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);Smol-AGI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);v0.dev;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Good Prompting
| 5,092 | 5 |
13,542 | 13,543 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 83,000 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
SpacetimeDB | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | APT;Cargo;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | APT;Cargo;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | 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 | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Vibe coding is a fun way to try out some new concepts but not useful for building reliable and stable products that can be maintained for longer than a week. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Communication, requirements engineering and creating architectures and formal requirements | 96,292 | 7 |
13,543 | 13,544 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
Project Ownership | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 11 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | ExtJS
ExtJS | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com | GitHub;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models | Amazon Titan models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Amazon Titan models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, but I've seen team members work faster by leaning on AI to generate code very quickly, so I'm going to increase my usage of AI. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and understanding systems. AI will help write code and maybe even solve complex problems, but the human will always have to verify the solution and understand the system, to prevent AI from making hallucination mistakes. | 110,000 | 10 |
13,544 | 13,545 | 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.) | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 39 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
Working hours flexibility | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Kubernetes;npm | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Node.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | null | null | Yammer
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, but I feel guilty when doing so. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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.;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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | GitHub Copilot agentic mode in VSCode | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software architecture design, high-performance computing (HPC), anything involving human psychology or perception (areas where AI is not easily trained) | 300,000 | 8 |
13,545 | 13,546 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | lit
NA | Yes | PyCharm | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | Writing code;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 | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | software architecture decisions, team communication | 58,007 | 9 |
13,546 | 13,547 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 88,460 | Yes | C++;MATLAB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim | null | Qt Creator
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;Confluence | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I don't really vibe code, I mostly use LLMs to generate very precise and limited sections of code. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding your codebase, understanding your tech stack, understanding customer needs. | 109,684 | 8 |
13,547 | 13,548 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Docker;Pip;Prometheus | APT;Docker;Pip;Prometheus | Bazel
Bazel | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | 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 | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | debugging, complex problem solving, architecture design
| null | 9 |
13,548 | 13,549 | 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 | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 56,000 | Yes | PHP | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | 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 | Job board | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 64,968 | 1 |
13,549 | 13,550 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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13,550 | 13,551 | 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 | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rivescript
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Splunk | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Monday.com;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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 | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Somewhat. When requesting code from an LLM, I give it specific and detailed for a small part, generally one method or function. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to understand logical workflows will be crucial. The most reliable AI use I've seen has been a human planning out the logic workflow/methods for the program and then having an AI build the code for each method without seeing the larger flow. | 75,000 | null |
13,551 | 13,552 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 7 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | 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 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,250,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | APT;Microsoft Azure | APT;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Debugging or fixing code | null | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | nope, I do not trust LLM's enough | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 29,958 | 9 |
13,552 | 13,553 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle | NA
NA | null | npm;pnpm | npm;pnpm | npm;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express | Angular;Express | Angular;Express | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 5 |
13,553 | 13,554 | 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 | 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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 0 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 39,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Databricks SQL;MySQL | Databricks SQL;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;LangGraph | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | somehow. I'm using prompting to understand data or to fix errors | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | I really don't know... | 45,478 | 8 |
13,554 | 13,555 | 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 | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 3,000 | Yes | C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes | Kubernetes;Yandex Cloud | Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Good for my future income since vibe coders are bad :D | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Marketing | Language processing | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | Problem solving | 3,480 | 7 |
13,555 | 13,556 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 23 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | software architecture | null | 5 |
13,556 | 13,557 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | 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 | 15 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Java | Go;Java;Scala | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Yarn | Gradle;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | npm | Scoop
Scoop | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | ModelOp Center | null | ModelOp Center | null | ModelOp Center | ChatGPT | Jetbrains AI Assistant | 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 | Describing and generating documentation for small snippets of code | null | 2 |
13,557 | 13,558 | 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 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Trello | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | Identifying the problem that needs to be solved | 34,872 | 10 |
13,558 | 13,559 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 22 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 780,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;Python;R;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;H2;MariaDB;MySQL | DuckDB;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;H2;MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Accountability - someone who is responsible for the code written, and knows they will be held accountable for failure
Creativity - the ability to create solutions never before seen to a problem | 229,431 | 9 |
13,559 | 13,560 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 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) | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Cassandra;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Firebase;Kubernetes;Vite | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Blazor;Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, it is. And it is becoming more and more common every day. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Architecting solutions for problems unique to the business. | 80,000 | 8 |
13,560 | 13,561 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | As a student, I don't use it for the main focus of my assignments, because that would be counterproductive. But last month, I completely vibe coded some matplotlib code to generate a graph for some benchmarking data and I think that's a fairly acceptable use case. It was a one-off script and I was busy with the rest of the assignment (the actual benchmarking) at the time. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
13,561 | 13,562 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 161,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Gradle;MSBuild;Splunk;Terraform | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Podman;Webpack | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Job board | 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 monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Troubleshooting. The ability to grok a problem and come up with a solution isn't something where I can see AI tools ever being able to replace humans. | 161,000 | 10 |
13,562 | 13,563 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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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13,563 | 13,564 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Guatemala | USD United States dollar | 25,000 | Yes | C#;Kotlin;SQL | C#;Go;Kotlin;Swift | C#;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;Wikis | Azure Devops;Wikis | Azure Devops;Wikis | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | 10 | 25,000 | 9 |
13,564 | 13,565 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | null | null | 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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13,565 | 13,566 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,566 | 13,567 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 12 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C#;GDScript | C#;GDScript | C#;GDScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them | null | null |
13,567 | 13,568 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 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) | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;F#;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;InfluxDB | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | Angular;Django;Drupal;Flask;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | qwen
qwen | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, is not, vibe coding is only ok for prototyping something fast as concept, but other scopes I don't see the fit | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Analyse AI output and correct the code, PR review, Writing complex code in big Applications | 69,609 | 6 |
13,568 | 13,569 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | Uruguay | UYU Uruguayan peso | 43,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Java;Python;TypeScript | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Netlify;Railway;Supabase;Vercel | Docker | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Node.js;React | Astro;Express;Node.js;React | Astro;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Twitch | Discord;Twitch | Discord;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Si | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | null | 1,061 | null |
13,569 | 13,570 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 55,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Netlify;Railway;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Vercel;Vite | npm
npm | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 74,878 | 5 |
13,570 | 13,571 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,571 | 13,572 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Rider;WebStorm | Android Studio;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to properly define the problems that need to be solved, and translate requests into requirements (though I understand that is not always the responsibility of a developer).
The ability to determine the pros and cons of proposed solutions, and why certain solves cannot be applied in a blanket manner to a codebase. | 95,000 | 7 |
13,572 | 13,573 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | 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 | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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 | Videos;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
check my score | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have 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 | 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: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understand user requirements | 120,000 | 10 |
13,573 | 13,574 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Engineering manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Asana;Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | MongoDB | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 130,000 | null |
13,574 | 13,575 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | null | null | 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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13,575 | 13,576 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 41 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | 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 | 6 | 2 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,380,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;SQL | Java;Kotlin;SQL | Java;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no, why? | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding what the customer REALLY want. Not what they SAY or even THINK they want, but what they ACTUALLY want. | 64,592 | 10 |
13,576 | 13,577 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 6 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 135,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Bolt;Claude Code;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | partially | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | communications skills, sales skills, understanding of fundamentals | 36,841 | 6 |
13,577 | 13,578 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,578 | 13,579 | 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 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 37 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;Scala | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Prometheus | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | 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 | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Defining requirements, troubleshooting, best coding practises | 69,609 | 8 |
13,579 | 13,580 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;C;C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;FastAPI;Flask;React | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;FastAPI;Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | IT operations;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem-solving skills and interpersonal traits | null | null |
13,580 | 13,581 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 10,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | PyCharm;WebStorm;Xcode | PyCharm;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | mantine ui | mantine ui | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | 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 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is not a part of my development work, because i find it very unreliable and more time consuming in long term than traditional development. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 116 | null |
13,581 | 13,582 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Webpack | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;Svelte | null | Astro
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | X Grok models | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | 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. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 23,203 | null |
13,582 | 13,583 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,583 | 13,584 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 39,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;ASP.NET;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Monday.com;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 53,095 | 5 |
13,584 | 13,585 | 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.) | Not employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 20 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles;Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
13,585 | 13,586 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 38 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 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 | 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 | 10 | 15 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm | npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Next.js;React | Angular;Astro;Fastify | Angular;Astro | NA
Lit | Yes | Aider;Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Void
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Identifying and adopting best practices | 74,249 | 7 |
13,586 | 13,587 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Redis;Cockroachdb | Cassandra;MongoDB;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb | Redis;Cockroachdb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | system development | null | 6 |
13,587 | 13,588 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 31 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 30 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | null | null | Domo
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Webpack | null | null | Dynatrace
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Obsidian
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | null | null | xwiki
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no, although its being introduced to the team members who report to me. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I 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 | pgvector | dify, LangChain4j | LangChain | null | New Relic;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | Dynatrace | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Comprehending what the system is doing or is supposed to do. Understanding the language in use for subtleties of the language. Programing best practices. | 220,000 | null |
13,588 | 13,589 | 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) | null | null | null | 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 | 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 |
13,589 | 13,590 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
inability to switch to an alternative in future | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;Python;R;Scala | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Go;Lisp;Lua;Python;R;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R;Scala | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MySQL;Oracle | Cassandra;IBM DB2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | IBM DB2;MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;IBM Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;IBM Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | understand real world problems and solve the problems | 52,308 | 5 |
13,590 | 13,591 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | null | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Navicat
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
13,591 | 13,592 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 29 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;Swift | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Webpack;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Homebrew | Digital Ocean;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Hotwire
Hotwire | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding product | 160,508 | 8 |
13,592 | 13,593 | 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 | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust | C;HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;X;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | 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. | 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 | 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 | null | null | null |
13,593 | 13,594 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Pacman;Pip | Composer;Docker;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 the quality of my code. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Promt engineering, | null | null |
13,594 | 13,595 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;COBOL;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Django;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;Astro;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 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 | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No para nada | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;MCP servers | 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 | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | mcp, prompt | null | 9 |
13,595 | 13,596 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 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 | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 5 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 22,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Actix Web, Yew
Actix Web, Yew | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear | GitHub;Jira;Linear | GitHub;Jira;Linear | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Somewhat | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Problem solving skills | 22,000 | 5 |
13,596 | 13,597 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 45 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 55 | Project manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 300,000 | 10 |
13,597 | 13,598 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,300 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Elixir;GDScript;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Podman;Supabase;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Pacman;Supabase;Yarn | Cargo;Kubernetes;Pacman;Supabase;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 90,300 | 6 |
13,598 | 13,599 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Colombia | USD United States dollar | 78,000 | Yes | Dart | Dart;Kotlin;TypeScript | Dart | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Isar (NoSQL)
Isar (NoSQL) | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Medium | Discord;YouTube;Medium | Discord;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot 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 per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Documenting code | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it's not. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Vertex AI | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Replit | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Computer Sciense concepts, architectural foundations | 78,000 | 8 |
13,599 | 13,600 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 48 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 48 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;F#;Rust;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet | NuGet | NuGet | vcpkg
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | SolidJS
SolidJS | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only for classes with a self-contained easy to describe purpose. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Complex algorithms that span a larger problem, requiring a custom combination of techniques. | 140,000 | 5 |
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