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1,400 | 1,401 | 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) | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | BigQuery;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Homebrew;Poetry | Cargo;Homebrew;Poetry | Pulumi, CDK, mise
Pulumi, CDK, mise | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
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NA | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 40 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript | Rust | null | NA
Flex, Bison, Antlr | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | 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 | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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software language | Security or privacy concerns
software language | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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clojure | Yes | Cassandra;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Pacman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte | underscore, backbone
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 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 | being able to read and understand code, being able to learn new languages and frameworks, debugging code, writing secure code, learning best practices | 155,000 | 8 |
1,404 | 1,405 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Media & Advertising Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Linear | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving and filtering our noise that AI can generate. | 160,508 | 9 |
1,405 | 1,406 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | 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 | 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) | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;IBM DB2 | Elasticsearch;IBM DB2 | Elasticsearch;IBM DB2 | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Heroku;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Ruby on Rails | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | No, I mostly code by myself. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | IBM watsonx.ai | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | The capacity of understand the environment, we will ever better than AI. | 25,485 | 10 |
1,406 | 1,407 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | null | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | null | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Make;Ninja;Pip | Make;Ninja | Make;Ninja | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | null | null | Not sure | null | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 69,609 | 8 |
1,407 | 1,408 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 14 | 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, front-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Homebrew;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | offering unorthodox solutions | null | 4 |
1,408 | 1,409 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 45 | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 47 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 20 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;Swift | PL/1
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | Make | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | tomcat
tomcat | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Dev C++, Geany
Dev C++, Geany | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | google groups
google groups | 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
I used to use it a lot in the early days but quit years ago because one or two 'million upvote' people just dominated everything and ruined the experience. I don't post now ever and certainly quit commenting and 'voting'. | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Oh dear god, NO!!! | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | Other specific task (write in): | null | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Haystack | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | The very best developers will always be valuable no matter what skills. AI is going to eat it's own tail. Someone has to be there to pick up the pieces AI leaves behind. | null | 9 |
1,409 | 1,410 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | 14 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | Java;Python | C++;Java;Python | Java;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 | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;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 | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | everything | 60,328 | null |
1,410 | 1,411 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 28 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 187,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Gitlab
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | somewhat | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | We have an in house LLM. Also peek at MS CoPilot and ChatGPT at times | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | systems development vs coding tools | 187,000 | 7 |
1,411 | 1,412 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Prolog;Python;R;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python | NA
Idris | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Make;Pip | Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Make | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Catalyst, Web Machine, Mojolicious, PSGI
Mojolicious | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon, Lemmy
Mastodon, Lemmy | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | 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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Most creative and analytic skills will still be valuable for institutions that do not want AI slop, especially after the AI grift bubble bursts. | 122,527 | 7 |
1,412 | 1,413 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Debian;Red Hat | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | 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 | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 200,000 | 10 |
1,413 | 1,414 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
Licensing | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 550,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;Docker;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Podman | Ansible;Docker;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Asana;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Asana;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, complex processes, designing systems. | 85,536 | 8 |
1,414 | 1,415 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 250,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;Elixir;Python;SQL | C#;Elixir;Python | C#;Elixir;Python | NA
Quiskit, Cirq | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not as such. I use AI with very focused, technical prompts. Vibe coding seems to work well for greenfield projects heavy on the front end. I don't get to write projects like that. | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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 | Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | understanding complexity | 73,536 | 4 |
1,415 | 1,416 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 22 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Republic of North Macedonia | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | VMware
VMware | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;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);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 63,808 | 8 |
1,416 | 1,417 | 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 | 16 | 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 | 18 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
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 | 221,402 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Yarn | Maven (build tool) | Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | NetBeans
NetBeans | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 221,402 | 3 |
1,417 | 1,418 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Node.js;React | Angular;Node.js;React | Web Components
Web Components | Yes | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Rider | Cursor;Rider | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, analyzing real-world and expected use cases, story definition, looking at problems from multiple angles | 90,000 | 8 |
1,418 | 1,419 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | null | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 53,000 | Yes | Swift | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;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 | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 61,488 | 6 |
1,419 | 1,420 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Azure
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | null | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Partially | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | Copilot | null | Copilot | null | Copilot | null | Copilot | When I want to fully understand something | Quite | null | 8 |
1,420 | 1,421 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 700,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Python;SQL;TypeScript | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js | Django;React | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | ChatGPT | AutoGen (Microsoft) | No | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Blackbox AI | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Yes | 5,727 | 7 |
1,421 | 1,422 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | BitBucket
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
1,422 | 1,423 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 47 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 44 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | I don't use this and cannot imagine it for the foreseeable future in my role. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 150,000 | 9 |
1,423 | 1,424 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 36 | 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 | 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 | 36 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 9 | 9 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | itamae
itamae | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
htmx | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | joe
joe | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Red Hat | GitHub;Redmine | GitHub;Redmine | GitHub;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Almost all of skills other than simple-rule coding will remain, I think. | null | 7 |
1,424 | 1,425 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Applied scientist | 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 | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;COBOL;Delphi;Java | JavaScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | null | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Letta | null | OpenRouter | null | Metero | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
1,425 | 1,426 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 18 | 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 | 12 | Database administrator or engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 1 | Honduras | HNL Honduran lempira | null | null | C#;MATLAB;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Writing quality code | null | null |
1,426 | 1,427 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | Assembly;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Search for answers | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | null | Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
1,427 | 1,428 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 33 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 43,200 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The same as now. Understand the code, verify generated code, be able to change it, understand code design, design patterns, .... everything. | 50,118 | 6 |
1,428 | 1,429 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | System administrator | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 0 | 3 | Madagascar | MGA Malagasy ariary | 14,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Lua;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;React | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora | Windows;Red Hat | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | AI solutions are often incorrect so vibe coding won't be part of my workflow until AI improve immensely. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The fundamentals computer skills: algorithm, data structure, distributed system, the theory | 3,241 | null |
1,429 | 1,430 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 58,600 | Yes | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | NA
NA | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;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 | null | 79,779 | 8 |
1,430 | 1,431 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, but my students completely misuse it | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 150,000 | 10 |
1,431 | 1,432 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | 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 | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | 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 | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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 | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 62,648 | 8 |
1,432 | 1,433 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,200,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;npm;Pacman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | RAD Studio, Delphi, C++ Builder
RAD Studio, Delphi, C++ Builder | c++23;Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 67,655 | 10 |
1,433 | 1,434 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | null | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 0 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Erlang;Python;SQL | C#;Python;SQL | X++
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;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 | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Setting a goal | null | 0 |
1,434 | 1,435 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | 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 | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Lua | JavaScript;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
Read answers to the question. | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
1,435 | 1,436 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | 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 | 350,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Job board | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 350,000 | null |
1,436 | 1,437 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 42,864 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch;Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I think developer skills will still remain important. | 7,803 | null |
1,437 | 1,438 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Make;npm;pnpm;Yarn | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm | Composer;Docker;Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Vue.js | Symfony | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Vim | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Vim | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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 | yes | 41,765 | 0 |
1,438 | 1,439 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Phaser.js
Phaser.js | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | I reject the premise of the question | 160,000 | 1 |
1,439 | 1,440 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 30 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Qt Creator
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows;Debian | Doxygen;Google Workspace;Trello | Doxygen;Google Workspace;Trello | Doxygen;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. I prefer more traditional coding. If I don't write a certain type of code for months, I forget it. Using "vibe coding" I'll end up forgetting everything until "Hello, World!". | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The developer must be skilled in reading the code to discover the parts of the software that will be more prone to cause problems. | 23,203 | null |
1,440 | 1,441 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
1,441 | 1,442 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | 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 | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 188,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | Make;Netlify;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | 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. | 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. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Zapier | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 188,000 | 7 |
1,442 | 1,443 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 13 | 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;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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 192,500 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | Goland
Goland | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | MacOS | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | BusinessMap
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I use AI to explain new concepts and sometimes to generate code quickly. Far more often than not, AI continues to hallucinate fields that don't exist or code that doesn't work. The type hinting from IDE auto complete is far more accurate than the built-in AI plugins. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | 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 | Communication. Software Design. | 192,500 | 9 |
1,443 | 1,444 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 27 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
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 | 9 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 65,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | Slim
Slim | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim | Sublime Text;Vim | Sublime Text;Vim | EditPlus
EditPlus | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only for some frontend development | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to deeply understand and troubleshoot code | 65,500 | 8 |
1,444 | 1,445 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 40 | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 100 | 20 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 2,000 | Yes | null | null | null | Pascal
Pascal, BASIC (classic IBM), CICS! | Yes | IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | IBM DB2;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Q&A! (lol) WAS awesome; by Synamtec around 1985! Also DBaseII, oh yea, 'LOTUS 123'! We did EVERYTHING with that program!
ID for Pascal (CodeTyphonas) Lazarus. | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Editor that comes with SeaMonkey (classic Netscape relative) called 'Composer', one of the few 'real' wysiwyg editors 'out there'.
Composer by Seamonkey suite. | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Slack
IBM (reseller) training and tools for such. | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Use discussion or chat feature
Looking for general answers to problems I have. | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Same as always.. truthfulness, hard work (ie planning) and patience most of all. | 2,320 | 10 |
1,445 | 1,446 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Manufacturing | 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 | 3 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;Python;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;MATLAB | C;MATLAB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creative ideas | null | 6 |
1,446 | 1,447 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja;pnpm | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;Svelte;Vue.js | Fresh
Fresh | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges | null | 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | System programming | null | null |
1,447 | 1,448 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 16 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | null | 19 | null | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | null | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Firebase Realtime Database;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
1,448 | 1,449 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 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 | Systems engineering, RTOS, embedded systems. I think areas that remain close to physical hardware will always be valuable. | 125,000 | 7 |
1,449 | 1,450 | 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) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 11 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes, but for targeted and well defined prompts. Operationalizing large programming tasks is still important for accurate output and understanding the big picture of a project. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Project management, computer science concepts like assessing complexity, operationalization | 120,000 | 8 |
1,450 | 1,451 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Elixir;GDScript;Go;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Rust;Swift;TypeScript | CoDeSys PLC Programming Structured Text
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Red Hat;Pop!_OS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, "vibe coding" is not part of my professional development work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Robotics | Multi-platform search enablement | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Analog skills - communication skills, presentation skills, "getting to yes," negotiations. | 135,000 | 10 |
1,451 | 1,452 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 4,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | NA
NA | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it is a tool for non-programmers. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | JetBrains Junie | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem modelling. | 51,038 | 6 |
1,452 | 1,453 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);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 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;pgvector | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Having the knowledge of how technologies work. | null | 7 |
1,453 | 1,454 | 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 | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | 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 | 10 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | C#;C++;COBOL;SQL;VBA | C#;C++;SQL;VBA | VB6
VB6 | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Ansible;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Ansible;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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 | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
N/A | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, that was how I used it before someone came up with the term. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Troubleshooting and maintaining an open mind. | null | 10 |
1,454 | 1,455 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 42 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 42 | Financial analyst or engineer | 10,000 or more 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 | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | C;C++;Fortran;MATLAB;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Usually I ask MS CoPilot for syntactic help. Sometimes I ask it for logic help. The only time I tried using it for vibe coding, it completely choked. The circle of death wheel just kept spinning in an infinite circle. I have not tried vibe coding since. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Developers will have to include “decision making” techniques in their code. Developers will have to focus a lot more on user toil and other things that make users hate the user experience.
For example, I am expected to just through meaningless and repetitive hoops just to login to my computer at work. Why can’t the IT folks find a better way.
Another example, why when I call a service company and punch in my my account number does the person who answers the phone ask for my account number?
Developers need to reduce user toil! | 200,000 | null |
1,455 | 1,456 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,500,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;NestJS;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem-Solving, Best Practices, Design Patterns | 40,684 | 9 |
1,456 | 1,457 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Cassandra;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Valkey | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Anaconda
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Ugh, 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I'm not even sure. Things related to *actually* understanding how code works, and being able to discuss the motivations for coding choices. But I'm not sure what particular skills that translates to. | 170,000 | 7 |
1,457 | 1,458 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Prometheus | null | null | openshift by Red Hat
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ingenuity can not be provided by LLMs. | 69,609 | null |
1,458 | 1,459 | 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);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml | C#;COBOL;Dart;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Airtable | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;Zep;LangMem;mem0 | null | Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Galileo;Honeycomb;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;arize;helicone | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;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 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 | Yes | 130,000 | null |
1,459 | 1,460 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 45 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
closed source | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Make;Podman | Make;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Debian | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | predictions are very difficult- especially concerning the future. seriously- I've really no idea. the field is changing so fast, and the areas where AI assistance excels is spotty- I really don't feel I have sufficient data to predict the answer that far out. | null | null |
1,460 | 1,461 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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 | System administrator | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | Python;R;Rust;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | Asana;Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Somewhat, but without blindly thrusting IA
| No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | 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 | None
| 46,406 | null |
1,461 | 1,462 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | Lit, Jekyll
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Algorithm development, engineering novel software, non-trivial architecture | 200,000 | 5 |
1,462 | 1,463 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Books / Physical media | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;TypeScript | C;GDScript;Go;Kotlin;Lua;TypeScript;Zig | GDScript;Kotlin;Lua;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | 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 | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 90,491 | 8 |
1,463 | 1,464 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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) | 27 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 30 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No! | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fixing AI generated crap that has been submitted 6+ months ago. | 71,168 | 8 |
1,464 | 1,465 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | 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 | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;React;WordPress | Deno;NestJS;Node.js;React;Svelte | NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I do use AI to generate step-by-step plans, but I review carefully and walk through the plans with AI, keeping a tight leash on it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to grasp the high-level context & architecture. | 220,000 | 8 |
1,465 | 1,466 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | 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 | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 100 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 252,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | Julia
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | BigQuery;MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Colima, nvm, rbenv
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Dropwizard
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | MongoDB Compass
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Google Docs
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Fuck no. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Other (please specify): | null | 252,000 | 6 |
1,466 | 1,467 | 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) | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 36 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Vim | null | null | CLion
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Hell no. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to understand what they are producing and verifying that they are actually meeting the business needs. | null | 8 |
1,467 | 1,468 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Data engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | null | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C++;Java;Python;Mojo | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | niche software/ frameworks. Planning and System Design | null | null |
1,468 | 1,469 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial 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 | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Zed | null | NA
NA | Polars;hostinger | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | 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 | 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 | I haven’t encountered any problems | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | validation, business context, talk with customers | 69,609 | 1 |
1,469 | 1,470 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 18 | Database administrator or engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk | Ansible;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk | winget
winget | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only for prototyping purposes. Once I reach the production development stage, I only rely on AI for smart completions, but not full vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Big picture engineering and architecture, creative design | 145,000 | 2 |
1,470 | 1,471 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C#;GDScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C#;GDScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Typst
Typst | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Docker;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Laravel;Svelte;Axum | Deno;Svelte;Axum | Deno;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
1,471 | 1,472 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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;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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 14 | System administrator | I don’t know | 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 | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 64,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lua;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Python | AWK
NA | Yes | InfluxDB | InfluxDB | InfluxDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;IBM Cloud;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Apptainer, Junest
Apptainer, Junest | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Reading and writing, and thinking clearly | 64,000 | null |
1,472 | 1,473 | 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 | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | 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 | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,860,000 | Yes | C;C++ | C;C++ | C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | fuck no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 87,058 | 9 |
1,473 | 1,474 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Other (please specify):
has a needed key feature | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 0 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | HTMX
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | Being innovative | 110,214 | 6 |
1,474 | 1,475 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Government | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 116,700 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Prolog;SQL;TypeScript | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Lisp;PowerShell;Prolog;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Prolog;SQL | NA
Seed7 | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Amazon Redshift | H2;Oracle | H2;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;IBM Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | jGRASP
jGRASP | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Copilot
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | 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 | Mostly problem-solving and being able to reason about thing holistically. Also, seeing the forest, and not just the trees. | 116,700 | null |
1,475 | 1,476 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 30 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 850,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;JavaScript;Python;R;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I 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 | When I want to learn best practices;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Math | 132,192 | null |
1,476 | 1,477 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 218,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Make;Terraform | Datadog;Docker;Make;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Jekyll
Jekyll | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Glean (Enterprise Agents);Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Scaling, writing concise code, low-level understanding of code, high-level architecture, understanding what to build | 159,049 | 8 |
1,477 | 1,478 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 13,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Elixir;F#;Lua;Python;Rust;Zig;Gleam | C;C#;Elixir;F#;Zig;Gleam | C;C#;Elixir;F#;Zig;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Ninja;NuGet;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Phoenix | ASP.NET Core;Phoenix | ASP.NET Core;Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Rider;Zed | Neovim;Rider;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot 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 | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not. Using AI is completly fine, but just "vibing" and trusting the ai model is just not right. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Ollama | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Low level System understanding, General Architectural understanding, ... | 15,082 | 8 |
1,478 | 1,479 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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;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 | 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) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | C#;Python | C#;F#;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Podman | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira;Notion | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | project management, getting requirements, | 87,011 | 6 |
1,479 | 1,480 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 47 | 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 | 47 | Retired | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Government | null | null | null | null | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | AI will not evolve to the point where it can write code as well as humans in my opinion. I believe it's a passing fad that will fade over time. | null | null |
1,480 | 1,481 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Oracle | DuckDB;H2;PostgreSQL | H2 | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Red Hat | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | AsciiDoc, Logseq
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Hacker News;Bluesky;Medium | Hacker News;Bluesky;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | 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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | At the moment, I am not allowed to vibe code in my professional setting. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | Innovative problem solving, understanding of complex systems, creativity, user centric design | 87,011 | 8 |
1,481 | 1,482 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 7 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;R;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | LabVIEW
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I just use AI as support for the development. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Architecture design | 58,007 | 8 |
1,482 | 1,483 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 102,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;React;Svelte | Deno;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | github copilot | github copilot | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | kagi
kagi | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | sometimes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | New Relic;Snyk | mend | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | intuition | 102,000 | 7 |
1,483 | 1,484 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 34 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Other (please specify):
License | Other (please specify):
GPLV2 | Software Development | Other (please specify):
at 50 yrs old leet_code determines my job outcomes (sarcasm) | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Lisp;Swift;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | null | null | Emacs
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Read Interesting Problems in my favorite Stacks | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | yes, it's required | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Redis;supabase | null | CrewAI;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Reviewing, fixing, identifying-ai-generated-limitations, and updating the generated code | 150,000 | 10 |
1,484 | 1,485 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Blazor;Flask | Blazor;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. There's no such thing as vibe coding. It is terrible that such a concept even has a name. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking for yourself. | null | 8 |
1,485 | 1,486 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Fintech | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make | Docker;Google Cloud;Make | Pants Build, Pulumi
Pants Build, Pulumi | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Debian | Airtable;Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the human factor of using a system, such as motivation and expected outcomes. | null | 8 |
1,486 | 1,487 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
Cursor | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Absolutely and happily not, it is a disgrace and awful... | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging, big refactors, API changes that affect other internal systems, and good database architecture | 87,011 | 8 |
1,487 | 1,488 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | 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);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 | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.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 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 81,210 | 10 |
1,488 | 1,489 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 28 | 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;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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | Higher Education | 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 | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | 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 | Videos | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;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 | Verbal and written communication. | 110,000 | 5 |
1,489 | 1,490 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 38 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
free | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 207,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Cargo;Docker | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Fedora | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;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 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | bullshitting | 56,490 | 4 |
1,490 | 1,491 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Deno;FastAPI;Flask;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Xcode | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | null | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Asana;Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code | Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Reviewing a solved problem if it is really solved, that's makes developers different from every other person who is using AI for coding. | 52,308 | 0 |
1,491 | 1,492 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 13 | 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 | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Learning and inventing | 200,000 | 8 |
1,492 | 1,493 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Splunk;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;VSCodium;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;VSCodium | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;Pinecone | null | Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;Zapier | null | Sentry;Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI;Tabnine;Perplexity;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex problem-solving. Dealing with a complex codebase. Dealing with anything complex in fact. | 62,015 | 10 |
1,493 | 1,494 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 45 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | VBA | Java;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 40,000 | null |
1,494 | 1,495 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 150,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | null | Writing code;Testing code | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Code-Review, Communication | 3,787 | 6 |
1,495 | 1,496 | 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.) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | C;C++;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;Python;Zig | C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Pip | Microsoft Azure;Pip | Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I find it to be good for simple scripts/tasks, but it fails for anything of significant complexity. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Niche skills, domain specific knowledge, high level code organization, legacy code maintenance | 170,000 | 9 |
1,496 | 1,497 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Dynamodb;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Terraform | null | Grafana
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | debugging; architecture | 58,007 | 4 |
1,497 | 1,498 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 45 | 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 | 49 | System administrator | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Redis | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Homebrew;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Homebrew;Podman | dnf
dnf | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG | hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG | hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I have found llm contexts to be too small to handle complex requests, but when given small, simple, well defined challenges, I can use it to learn new python libraries | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | basic IP networking knowledge and tools seem to be weak/lacking in most devs I deal with | 130,000 | null |
1,498 | 1,499 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 9 | 5 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 11,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Blazor;Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting 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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | YES | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | Foundumentals | 11,500 | 6 |
1,499 | 1,500 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | 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 | null | null | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 26,000,000 | Yes | Python;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;YouTrack | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no. we still use our own set of skills to write code as per requested from our customers, who do not trust AI technologies just yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | 75,183 | 7 |
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