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13,900 | 13,901 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 19 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
memes | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | Bun;Cargo | Cargo | NA
hetzner | Yes | Symfony | null | null | htmx
htmx | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Notion | Notion | Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | 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 | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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13,901 | 13,902 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | LiteDb
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core | Blazor | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | null | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | PHP;SQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Chocolatey;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Docker | null | NA
NA | null | Flask;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | Firebird, Interbase
Firebird, Interbase | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Embarcadero RAD Studio, Embarcadero Delphi
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Mantis | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No and AI still makes too many errors for this. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 customers | null | 6 |
13,906 | 13,907 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | 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 | 39 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 197,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Terraform | null | null | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Videos | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Keeping codebase simple and consistent is a skill that needs humans. AI is still not at a level that it would write accurate code. Human involvement is very much needed. | 197,000 | 8 |
13,907 | 13,908 | 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 | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 28 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Kotlin | Assembly;C;Go;Java;Python;Rust;Zig | Go;Java | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL | BigQuery;MongoDB | BigQuery;MongoDB | AWS DocumentDb
AWS DocumentDb | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Goland
Goland | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
13,908 | 13,909 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 45 | Project manager | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | jQuery;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | EmberJS
EmberJS | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger | hostinger | hostinger | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I use AI to supplement (write a first draft of, say Unit Tests), but always analyze and edit the generated code. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creative solutions to complex problems, deciding the best approach to a task, debugging unreproducible bugs. | null | null |
13,909 | 13,910 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | Guyana | GYD Guyanese dollar | 8,800,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yea | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 42,088 | 6 |
13,910 | 13,911 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Presence of AI or AI agents | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 30 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker | APT;Cargo;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Axum | React;Axum | React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;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): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no, I use AI as fancy autocomplete to speed up work that I know how to do myself | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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 | null | null | null |
13,911 | 13,912 | 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 | 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;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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 350,000 | Yes | Dart;Java;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift | Kotlin;Python;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Valkey | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Pip;Splunk;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Pip;Splunk;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Dropwizard, Play
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to reason about larger and larger systems. Prompt engineering will become a large skill. | 350,000 | 10 |
13,912 | 13,913 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | 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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | 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 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 | Empathy | 116,015 | 8 |
13,913 | 13,914 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 5 | System administrator | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
good documentation | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 30,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Asana;GitHub;Wikis | GitLab;Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | 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 | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | critical thinking | 40,842 | null |
13,914 | 13,915 | 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.);None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | 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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13,915 | 13,916 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
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 | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 138,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Figma, Zepplin
Figma, Zepplin | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Problem solving, communication, debugging, knowing who to avoid to get work done | 138,000 | 8 |
13,916 | 13,917 | 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 | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,917 | 13,918 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | 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;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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | nodejs, nestjs, quarkus, react
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | sqlserver
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | quarkus
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | 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.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Never tempted | 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.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Don't know | null | null |
13,918 | 13,919 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Large Language Model;RAG;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | 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 per month or monthly | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 180,000 | 10 |
13,919 | 13,920 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,920 | 13,921 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | Prefer not to say | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 50 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 50 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Delphi;PHP | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | 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 | Other (write in): | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
13,921 | 13,922 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 600,000 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;VBA;Zig | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | Btrieve, ESE
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 62,893 | 7 |
13,922 | 13,923 | 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) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other (please specify): | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | preact
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Pop!_OS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | IDK | null | 10 |
13,923 | 13,924 | 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 | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
Documentation | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | 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 | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Grafana + Prometheus | 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 | Prompt development will become more and more needed. Enterprise level development will require skilled developers. | 150,000 | 8 |
13,924 | 13,925 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 34,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
ink | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Make;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Terraform;Vite | NA
Grafana | Yes | Astro;Drupal;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Express;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Express;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | Amazon Q
Amazon Q | Yes | A few times per week | 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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I use it only for very low impact software, with low ROI | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | 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 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | global vision, company architecture, keeping things online and running smoothly, customer feedback | 39,445 | 8 |
13,925 | 13,926 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | 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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13,926 | 13,927 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 14 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Puppet, hiera
Puppet, hiera | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman | Puppet
Puppet | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It provides a good starting point | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Implementation of new systems, in my organisation SaaS products are more of a threat then AI taking over code at the present time. Integration systems and API hubs are going to be the way forward for us, as well as low code/no code solutions
| 84,329 | null |
13,927 | 13,928 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 31 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,920,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim | Claude Code;Vim | Claude Code;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;YouTrack | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Flux
Flux | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Tried it, haven't really fit it into my workflow | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging AI-generated code | 89,867 | null |
13,928 | 13,929 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Remote work | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Peru | PEN Peruvian sol | 78,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Astro;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 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.);Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
read the answer | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;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 | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 21,732 | 8 |
13,929 | 13,930 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above;Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Gerrit
Gerrit | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Looking for answers | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | code reading; cybersecurity; AI engineering; clean code; pretty much everything as is now | 19,649 | 7 |
13,930 | 13,931 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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13,931 | 13,932 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Georgia | GEL Georgian lari | 328,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | SQLite;Clickhouse | SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew | Homebrew | Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData;visionOS | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;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 weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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 | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 120,878 | 10 |
13,932 | 13,933 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 16 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 6 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 52,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python | C++;Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;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 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | 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 | Algorithms, Boolean logic and other CS old school fundamentals stuff - that exact things that skipped in coding bootcamps and few-month courses (because newcomers without this knowledge will not be able to compose relevant LLM prompt and will not be competitive). | 52,000 | 9 |
13,933 | 13,934 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,934 | 13,935 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 7 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Problem solving | null | null |
13,935 | 13,936 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 15 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Swift | Swift | Swift | Objective-C
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Xcode | Neovim;Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I hate the term. I never let AI just fix things.
I have explored using Codex, but had poor results in Terminal. Then I tried Cursor again (previously poor results) and got better results, but still not amazing. ChatGPT Pro is helpful for helping me find solutions, but I have to do most of the work still. Codex on the web was meh. I didn't accept the work it did. It feels like I have to nanny it more.
Since I'm paying for ChatGPT Pro I have been less willing to pay for API credits on other platforms. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Talking to people and understanding how things should work. | null | 7 |
13,936 | 13,937 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 215,000 | Yes | Ada;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Helm
Helm | Yes | AngularJS;Flask;Node.js;React | AngularJS;Flask | AngularJS;Flask | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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 | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;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 | User connection and human usability | 215,000 | 6 |
13,937 | 13,938 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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13,938 | 13,939 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;Zig | C;Elixir;HTML/CSS;Rust;Zig | HTML/CSS;Rust;Zig | NA
Roc | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all 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 | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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.;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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | As a university student, I believe the most valuable skills for developers over the next 3–5 years will center on systems thinking, human-centered design, and strong interpersonal communication. As AI takes over more routine coding tasks, the real value will lie in how we define problems, collaborate across disciplines, and build tools that genuinely serve people. That’s part of why I’m shifting from computer science to linguistics—to better understand language, meaning, and connection. I want to focus on ethical design, adaptability, and the ability to bridge tech with fields like sustainability and policy, treating code not just as automation but as a form of expression and human collaboration. | null | null |
13,939 | 13,940 | 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 | 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;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 | 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) | 17 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Node.js;React | Astro;Phoenix | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | uv | uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 110,214 | 9 |
13,940 | 13,941 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 162,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | NA
GrayLog | Yes | Express;Flask;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | Coda;Google Workspace;Obsidian;YouTrack | Google Workspace;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Slack
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Codeium
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, but it is close | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Software architecture and design; cloud/AWS experience; data analysis that requires mixed disciplines; prototyping | 162,000 | 8 |
13,941 | 13,942 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | Jordan | JOD Jordanian dinar | 24,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C;Erlang;Go;Lisp;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Vite;Yarn | Make;Prometheus | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js;WordPress | Deno;Django;Laravel;Node.js;React | Laravel | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;X;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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I don't use vibe coding, and most likely to not use it in the future, being a software engineer is fun when there are challenges you solve with your own skills. AI taking part is not fun, at least for me, | 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. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 33,851 | 10 |
13,942 | 13,943 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Applied scientist | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
Mature, with an active userbase | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Yarn | Docker;npm;Podman;Yarn | Docker;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Polars | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Fedora | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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 | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, while I do use AI tooling, I carefully review AI-generated code and do not generally have AI write significant chunks of code on its own. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Critical thinking, debugging, learning new technologies, adapting | null | 9 |
13,943 | 13,944 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
Fast and Efficient | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | VB5
NA | null | Microsoft SQL Server | DuckDB;MongoDB | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | 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 | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, vibe coding is dumb and not for me | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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;Other (please specify): | Being able to write code focused around specific hardware that AI wont comprehend how to interface with properly | null | 9 |
13,944 | 13,945 | 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 (10-19 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);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 | 5 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 14 | 17 | Guatemala | GTQ Guatemalan quetzal | 170,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Pip;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;React;Svelte | Astro;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;React;Svelte | Astro;FastAPI;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Get the answers I'm looking for | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is great for first steps in a project or prototypes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | 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 | null | 22,121 | 8 |
13,945 | 13,946 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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
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 |
13,946 | 13,947 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Support engineer or analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C++;MicroPython;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Nope | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have 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. | null | 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 | 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 | Complex problem solving, efficient algorithm design and communication | null | null |
13,947 | 13,948 | 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) | 16 | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 24 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,400,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make | Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;FastAPI;Node.js;Vue.js | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | often I use it to provide skeleton to be further refined | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | understanding and explaining the problems that is solved, big picture final decisions | 65,528 | 10 |
13,948 | 13,949 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 8 | Zimbabwe | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure;Vercel;Vite;Yandex Cloud | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Trae;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Trae;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Trae;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing 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 | Vibe coding is now part of the modern reality and implementing it well is not something that is not yet widely available, by that metric it counts as work as currently a small group of people are able to maximize the new tools to generate real value rather than proof of concepts. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;pgvector | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to accurately document the problem and seek the appropriate design method to implement | null | 9 |
13,949 | 13,950 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;React;Svelte;Axum | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;React;Svelte;Vue.js | React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The same as 3-5 years ago. Problem solving, coding, data structures, security etc | 60,000 | 8 |
13,950 | 13,951 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio | Rider;Visual Studio | Rider;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | To create whats not created yet/to translate teal world challenges into technical solutions. | null | 7 |
13,951 | 13,952 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | 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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13,952 | 13,953 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Games or coding challenges | 43 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 90,000 | 5 |
13,953 | 13,954 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 42 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 320,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
I usually get to SO from a search, so I'm looking for specific answers. So most of these answers are trash | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 320,000 | 6 |
13,954 | 13,955 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Splunk;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Splunk;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Splunk;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;WordPress | Angular;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte | Angular;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, because I always have a review and refinement step. While I may build a project from LLM prompts, I never run it without a heavy review and testing step. I almost always have to make changes to fix at least one high level issue in security or functionality. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry;Snyk | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Big picture/system thinking. Client needs discovery from a technical perspective. | null | 7 |
13,955 | 13,956 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | 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.) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 80,000 | null |
13,956 | 13,957 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 300,000 | Yes | C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Phoenix | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Phoenix;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity;Bolt.new | 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 | Problem solving, cost estimations, trade-offs | 54,611 | 7 |
13,957 | 13,958 | 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 | 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 | 24 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Jackrabbit Oak
Jackrabbit Oak | Yes | Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | Apache Sling
Apache Sling | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | 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 per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 6 |
13,958 | 13,959 | 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 | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Books / Physical media | 26 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
Provides controls around data security | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 216,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Software design and architecture. Creating software deployment pipelines. | 216,000 | 9 |
13,959 | 13,960 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;Java;Rust;SQL | Assembly;C++;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Make;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Pacman | Gradle;Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | IRC
IRC | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | 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, only for simple tasks which either don’t use an api (Like math & utility methods) or use a very very common api (ex: Gson). | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Using complex or in house APIs | null | null |
13,960 | 13,961 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | 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);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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis;Neo4j;Qdrant;Milvus | null | Ollama | null | null | null | Claude Code;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | null | System design | 300,000 | 8 |
13,961 | 13,962 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 15,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Cosmos DB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;Flask;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (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 | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, but I seem more like a tool than the main brain, I learn how it does it and then replicate it in another project. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking, base of advanced process knowledge for review generated code | 3,817 | 8 |
13,962 | 13,963 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | 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
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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 | 7 |
13,963 | 13,964 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 42 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Swift | Assembly;C;C++;JavaScript;Lua | Assembly;C;C++;JavaScript;Lua | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | BBEdit
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Hell no. Script Kiddies may like it for generating their homework answers, but it is many years away from being useful to professional developers. | 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.;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | debugging, algorithm and data structure knowledge, creating new algorithms and data structures for specific problems, low level performance tuning, knowing where compilers fail to generate good code. | 220,000 | 8 |
13,964 | 13,965 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Student | 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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13,965 | 13,966 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ethiopia | ETB Ethiopian birr | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Django;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No it is not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to 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 | business analyst, software engineer, quality assurance | null | 6 |
13,966 | 13,967 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | 12 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | 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 | 7 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Kotlin;Python;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Poetry;Yarn | null | null | Uv
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 business logic and the implementation of it in the code.
Remembering why things are implemented in a certain way even though there might be a "better" way. | 87,011 | 8 |
13,967 | 13,968 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 10 | Kazakhstan | RUB Russian ruble | 200,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | InfluxDB
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | APT;Docker;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;PyCharm;Rider;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Nano;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Zed | Nano;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it's not | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;pgvector | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 2,552 | 7 |
13,968 | 13,969 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Railway;Vite;Webpack | Kubernetes;pnpm | Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Deno | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;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 | No. | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 125,000 | 6 |
13,969 | 13,970 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 23 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;Kotlin | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understand the purpose of the thing we're building so it can be built right (i.e. do what it's supposed to, not just what we think it should do). Complex problem solving involving human aspects such as: does this feel intuitive to use, does it look nice, etc) | 210,000 | 9 |
13,970 | 13,971 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy 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 | 3 | 2 | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Webpack | Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js | Node.js;React | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Developing a software that works as expected. | null | 8 |
13,971 | 13,972 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;PowerShell;Python | C#;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | Chocolatey;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | Chocolatey;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | 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) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | 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 | 70,000 | 10 |
13,972 | 13,973 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 29 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
SOC II, Type II compliance | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 277,000 | Yes | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Apex
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | GitHub Actions
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Directus
Directus | Yes | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | UpNote
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;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 | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I still only use AI for small portions of my coding/troubleshooting/writing | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Integrating AI into business-specific workflows | 277,000 | null |
13,973 | 13,974 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Communication
Problem solving | 140,000 | 6 |
13,974 | 13,975 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | System administrator | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | 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 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 65,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Occasionally, but it is not the norm and often used as a starting point. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Advanced problem solving and ethical issues. | 65,000 | 7 |
13,975 | 13,976 | 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) | 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);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 | 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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;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 daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;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 | I believe that vibe coding through boilerplate and framework type things is very helpful. It's also important to be able to read the code and understanding what it's doing before committing anything. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | I believe that institutional knowledge can be difficult to distill if it isn't in the moment that it's necessary. Having people that have dealt with certain issues before is important to resolve things quickly. This is especially true when dealing with multiple complex systems that aren't well documented or dealing with situations that are far into the edge cases of a system. | 180,000 | 9 |
13,976 | 13,977 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 24 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 305,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Gradle | Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | Kotlin WASM
Kotlin WASM | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Jetbrains Junie
Jetbrains Junie | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | for some simpler things, or POCs, yes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | System architecture. Very clean code without AI slop leftovers. | 305,000 | 8 |
13,977 | 13,978 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;Lua;Python;TypeScript | VBS
WebAssembly | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | DuckDB | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
Bun | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
CLion | Google Gemini | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | 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 | Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, only partially. I use it to create basic outlines of systems I have not designed before, to import and use libraries / APIs I have not used before, and to refactor code that I think I can (but don't know how to) make more efficient. These tasks are not always successful, but vibe coding is a good catalyst to get me thinking of the code from a new angle. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Architecting data structures. Building creative applications. Maintaining legacy and less popular systems and domains in which it is not profitable for AI to improve. Debugging. Explaining software engineering decisions to non-technical team members. Deciding on which new, promising technologies to use in a project--AI tends to recommend the most popular decisions, unless instructed otherwise, and as a result does not recommend (or is even aware of) new technologies that could give a company a competitive edge. | 80,000 | 5 |
13,978 | 13,979 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Rocket, HTMX
Rocket, HTMX | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | 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 |
13,979 | 13,980 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 4,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in): | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not yet | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Communicating, designing and analysing requirements | 107,848 | 8 |
13,980 | 13,981 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 338,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby;SQL;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | SwiftData | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | 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 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 92,240 | null |
13,981 | 13,982 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 35 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman;Webpack;Yarn | sbt
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Akka
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | Shortcut
Shortcut | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 10 |
13,982 | 13,983 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 4 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 50,000 | 6 |
13,983 | 13,984 | 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 | 35 | 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 | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 360,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I've tried vibe coding a few times with mostly poor results | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Same skills of today, plus good prompting skills and analytics skills to evaluate AI solutions | 65,533 | 8 |
13,984 | 13,985 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
13,985 | 13,986 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Transparancy and Documentation | Security or privacy concerns
Ambigious EULA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 1 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Fortran;Java;Lisp;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | YAML, XML, DAX
YAML, XML, DAX, Julia, Actionscript, ABAP | Yes | Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | SAP
SAP | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;pnpm;Poetry | Ansible;APT;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Ninja;pnpm;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows | GitLab | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab | Microsoft Teams
NA | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Scoureforge, OpenCVE, Wikipedia, Microsoft Learn
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | Yes, but mostly for tedious tasks (syntax debugging), autocompletion or script generation, I would never use AI directly to solve a complex problem or business requirement. | 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. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity, Transdisplinary collabration, cross-cultural communication, ethical conduct, strategy, critical thinking | null | null |
13,986 | 13,987 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Support engineer or analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
13,987 | 13,988 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 20 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Deno;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Other (write in):
Fun | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Nope | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | 8 |
13,988 | 13,989 | 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.) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
Flexible working location | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Microsoft Loop
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 300,000 | 5 |
13,989 | 13,990 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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 | 4 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Peru | PEN Peruvian sol | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
13,990 | 13,991 | 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.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 576,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | Complex design and architecture, new concepts inception | 169,426 | 7 |
13,991 | 13,992 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;WordPress | Astro;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI 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 month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Partially, yes, but it's mostly on personal projects/hobbies, no really professional development work | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;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.;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 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 | Being able to plan, manage and coordinate bigger and more complex projects, without the coding part (more abstractly) | null | null |
13,992 | 13,993 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 3 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;Lua;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Blackbox AI | 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 | The capability to identify problems between layers of abstracting codebases and infrastucture/network systems | null | null |
13,993 | 13,994 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip | cmake
cmake | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | pluma
pluma | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | 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);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);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 | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes
| Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Robotics;Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
13,994 | 13,995 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 14 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical 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 | 9 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,400 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | GLSL
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Videos;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
i come here for answers when i am stuck :3 | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | not professionally at all
this feels like a dougdoug video | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | '- debugging
- ability to explain code, ai generated or not
- project management | 50,400 | 5 |
13,995 | 13,996 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 13 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 55,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Go;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Java;Python;SQL | NA
DynoC | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask | Angular;Express | React Native
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | CLion
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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.;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;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Generation of ideas | 40,127 | 9 |
13,996 | 13,997 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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) | 17 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | C;C#;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL | null | null | Java, SQL, Javascript, Python, Perl, Go, Groovy
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (V- 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 | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes, also no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;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 | null | 165,000 | 7 |
13,997 | 13,998 | 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) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 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 | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Splunk | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I would never use vibe coding for production implementations in a professional setting. All input is sanitized, all output is 50-100 lines, and all output is reviewed before implementation. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Architecture/integration, and soft-skills. | 130,000 | 3 |
13,998 | 13,999 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 114,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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, not at all, never | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding business goals, how legacy code is integrated into existing solutions, explaining solutions to non-technical people and integrating stakeholder requirements, contextualizing data and technical information, continuing to find bugs and fix things because I don't think AI will ever be completely proficient at that without help. | 114,000 | 6 |
13,999 | 14,000 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Rarely, and for small quick fixes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 180,000 | 9 |
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