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14,000 | 14,001 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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);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 | 12 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 72,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Oracle | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Flask;Spring Boot | Angular;Flask;Spring Boot | Angular;Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Jira | GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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14,002 | 14,003 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Svelte | Angular;Svelte | Angular;Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows;Arch | null | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
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NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;React | React | React | ReactRouterV7 formerly Remix
ReactRouterV7 formerly Remix | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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 | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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14,004 | 14,005 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
Anything other than AI crap. | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;React | Phoenix;React | Phoenix;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | 8 |
14,005 | 14,006 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
proprietary | Insurance | Solving real-world problems
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 | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Python;Ruby;Scala;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Polars | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;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 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | 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 | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;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 | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 80,000 | 3 |
14,006 | 14,007 | 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.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 24 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Valkey | Dynamodb;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | MacOS;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing 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 | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Overview, technical knowledge | 110,214 | 9 |
14,007 | 14,008 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | 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;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) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 37,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Heroku;Make;Netlify;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Make;Netlify;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Xcode | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Clickup;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;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) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Sometimes, for parts of code. For instance, I used vibe coding to create a Discord bot without reading Discord's documentation. I also used it to start an SDL template in Rust to follow the Raytracing in One Weekend book thing, without knowing SDL's API too well. However, the Discord example quickly grew into a mess and I had to go back and make sense of the code that had been generated and fix it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Langchain | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Training your own AI for specific purposes. Knowing how to manually code, just like C programmers need to know assembly to "look inside" when there are problems, will probably become a valuable skill of the new senior level, as the programming profession shifts more into vibe-coding. | 6,881 | 3 |
14,008 | 14,009 | 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.) | 12 | 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 | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Perl;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;Python;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | React;Svelte | null | GWT
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio | Eclipse | Eclipse | emacs
emacs | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | null | null | null | iOS;NixOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Redmine | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Job board | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Documenting code | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 130,000 | 8 |
14,009 | 14,010 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not 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;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 22 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;MATLAB;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Kotlin | MongoDB
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch | Chronicle Queue
Apache Ignite | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool) | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool) | TeamCity
TeamCity | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | edge-tpu | edge-tpu | Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Telegram
Telegram | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose 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 per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No - I mostly use AI for rapid prototyping then rework the code | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Planning, requirements gathering, supporting complex code bases with unwritten assusmptions | null | 4 |
14,010 | 14,011 | 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.);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 4 | 3 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 26,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | SAP HANA SQL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code | null | null | null | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Marketing | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | comunicacion y trabajo en equipo, a no limitarse a lo que le piden
| 6,362 | 3 |
14,011 | 14,012 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Groovy;Java | Groovy;Java | Groovy;Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Gradle | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | Ansible;Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat trust | 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 | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
14,012 | 14,013 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify):;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 136,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | LaTeX
LaTeX | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad 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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, this term is stupid | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;Other (please specify): | Architecting, design, debugging deep and complicated bugs, mentoring, anything not routine or documentation | 136,000 | 7 |
14,013 | 14,014 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | School | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 114,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 31,111 | 7 |
14,014 | 14,015 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Kuwait | KWD Kuwaiti dinar | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | timescale
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | ruff
ruff | Yes | Deno;Django;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;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 | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 156,950 | 8 |
14,015 | 14,016 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,016 | 14,017 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;C;C#;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | null | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Datomic;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Neo4J;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Node.js | AngularJS;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
14,017 | 14,018 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Fastify;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Astro;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Express;Fastify;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I use AI as a tool | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Solving new problems, customizing what AI can't, correcting AI's solutions... | 46,406 | 6 |
14,018 | 14,019 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 49,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | iOS | Trello | Notion | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;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 at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | 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 | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Unfortunately, no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | 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 | Ability to comprehend how a thing works to be able to make decisions on how to develop further | 57,775 | 9 |
14,019 | 14,020 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;pnpm;Vercel | pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Deno;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | 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;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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 | Logical thinking | null | null |
14,020 | 14,021 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | Cosmos DB;MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 56,167 | 9 |
14,021 | 14,022 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 29 | 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;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 | 42 | Engineering manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Podman | Docker;Podman | IONOS Cloud
IONOS Cloud | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;WordPress | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS;NixOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;Redmine;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI 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 | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not. Definitely not interested. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | So far AI is comically bad on most code but ordinary web and mobile basic apps. It spits out complete nonsense when writing linux driver code or other complex tasks, or less common languages, though everything is openly available. I don't think it'll get really better anytime soon. | 34,804 | null |
14,022 | 14,023 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 14 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 8 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,893,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Java;SQL;TypeScript | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Software architecture, complex problem solving | 88,603 | 6 |
14,023 | 14,024 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Supabase;Vercel | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;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 | Unless they can vibe code and effectively debug and explain what the code the vibed does, no. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | communication, critical thinking | 100,000 | 6 |
14,024 | 14,025 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 1,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 1,160 | null |
14,025 | 14,026 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Netlify;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;Pip;Vercel | Docker;Netlify;Pip;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;WordPress | Django;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress | Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | 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) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | Replit;v0.dev;Bolt.new | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | backend developer with good fundumentals of computer science and engineering | null | 9 |
14,026 | 14,027 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 17 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 33,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | RDF
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip;Poetry | Docker | Docker | Pixi
Pixi | Yes | Flask;WordPress | Flask;React | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | RAG | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 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 really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe Coding is not professional, but good to get a working prototype fast. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software architecture, and intricacies and bugfixing to bring a product nearer to perfection. | 38,285 | 8 |
14,027 | 14,028 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,028 | 14,029 | 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 | 17 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
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 | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing 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 | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | I work with huge code bases of several complex projects interacting with each other and with third parties. It's just too much information for an LLM to handle in the near future. | 43,775 | 1 |
14,029 | 14,030 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,030 | 14,031 | 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 | 26 | 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 | 40 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Make;Podman | Make;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Vim | Vim | Emacs
Emacs | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | 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 | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | All of them? What skills became not-valuable to painters when photographic tools became more capable? | 300,000 | 9 |
14,031 | 14,032 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Typescript
No | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Debugging or fixing code;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 | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Cybersecurity | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 14,563 | 8 |
14,032 | 14,033 | 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.) | 12 | 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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,500,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | interacting with non-tech people, project magement, solution design | 117,014 | 9 |
14,033 | 14,034 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 500,000 | Yes | Elixir;Perl;Python;R;SQL | Elixir;Perl;SQL | Elixir;Perl;SQL | Raku, Julia
Raku, Julia | Yes | Clickhouse | Clickhouse | Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Make | null | null | uv
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs, helix
emacs | uv | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | mastodon
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | Perplexity Sonar models | Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 23,403 | null |
14,034 | 14,035 | 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.) | 21 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 24 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,035 | 14,036 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 19 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph;uv | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | In some cases for quick prototyping or scaffolding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Redis;LanceDB;Neo4j;Qdrant;ChromaDB;pgvector;Weaviate;Pinecone | Llamaindex, LangGraph | Llama Index;LangChain;LangGraph;Smolagents | null | Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse | null | GitHub Copilot | Cursor, Windsurf | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Software Architecture, SecOps | 87,011 | 5 |
14,036 | 14,037 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Luxembourg | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Heroku;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Clickup;GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Code quality, runtime efficiency & optimizations, style consistency. | 87,011 | 7 |
14,037 | 14,038 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | 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 | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 100,000 | Yes | C++;Delphi | C++;Delphi | C++;Delphi | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | WebStencils
WebStencils | Yes | null | null | null | RADStudio
RADStudio | Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens | Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens | Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 18,204 | 10 |
14,038 | 14,039 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 65,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | null | 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 65,500 | 5 |
14,039 | 14,040 | 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) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
integrated AI | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 207,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Assembly;C++;Python | Assembly;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | HELL 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowing how to actually code, what the code is supposed to do, and what good code looks like. AI cannot replace developers who know any useful skills. | 207,000 | 7 |
14,040 | 14,041 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, front-end | 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
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 7 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch;Fedora | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical Thought | null | 7 |
14,041 | 14,042 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,042 | 14,043 | 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 | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;WordPress | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. With no intention to change that unless working on very rough prototypes, but code would be rewritten for the final system. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Structuring code for longevity. Identifying weaknesses in code generation by AI tools | 65,348 | 5 |
14,043 | 14,044 | 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 | 12 | 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) | 16 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 475,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | pretending to be useful | 129,627 | 6 |
14,044 | 14,045 | 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 | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 42 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery | BigQuery | BigQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React | jQuery;React | jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yed | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;MCP servers | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Zapier;Haystack | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;v0.dev | 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 | I have no idea. | 175,000 | 5 |
14,045 | 14,046 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Proprietary | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 100 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Yarn | Pacman;Poetry | Pacman;Poetry | just, monit
just, monit | Yes | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | Aider;Vim;Zed | Aider;Vim;Zed | emacs
emacs | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Android;Debian;Arch | Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | null | null | Cryptpad, SourceHut
Cryptpad, SourceHut | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Jabber
Jabber | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;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 | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is _not_ just "the process of generating software from LLM prompts". An _absolutely_ critical component of the definition is "that the user accepts code without full understanding". Under the proper definition, no, vibe coding is definitely not part of my professional work in the slightest. LLM-assisted programming and vibe coding are NOT the same thing and conflating the two does everyone a gross disservice. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | kagimcp, exa mcp, server-memory, mcp-server-git | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Zed, aider | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 60,000 | 8 |
14,046 | 14,047 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,047 | 14,048 | 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 | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 15 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
14,048 | 14,049 | 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) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 19 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Scala;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Dart;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Scala;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Scala;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Blazor;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;Qdrant | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Semantic Kernel;Zapier;Haystack | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 69,609 | 3 |
14,049 | 14,050 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 45 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | null | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Delphi;PHP;Python;SQL | Delphi;JavaScript;Python | Delphi;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NexusDB
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;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 | 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 | 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 | The same basic skills as always | 120,000 | 7 |
14,050 | 14,051 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,051 | 14,052 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;Rust;Mojo | Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Not sure | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,052 | 14,053 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
Anything other than useless AI features | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | OpenSearch
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Medium | Stack Exchange;Discord;Medium | Stack Exchange;Discord;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 | null | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, programming, system design, tribal knowledge | 130,000 | 8 |
14,053 | 14,054 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 27,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Docker;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Svelte | null | null | zepto
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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. | 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 | null | 31,324 | 6 |
14,054 | 14,055 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | 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;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 2,900 | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch;Pop!_OS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex problem solving | 3,364 | 9 |
14,055 | 14,056 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
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14,056 | 14,057 | 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 | 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);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;Other (please specify): | 45 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Relevance | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
Too many items in this question to consistently rank. | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 150 | 150 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Perl;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
Scheme | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Make;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Make | cloud-init, chef
NA | Yes | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Hotwire
Hotwire | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim;Xcode | Sublime Text;Vim | Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | IRC
IRC | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | is this a joke? | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;Other (please specify): | Domain expertise, critical thinking, active listening | null | 10 |
14,057 | 14,058 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Other (please specify): | 6 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 4 | 2 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | JSON, HTACCESS ( APACHE rules )
JSON, XML | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle | BigQuery;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud | Cloudflare | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | Javascript
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | Stack Overflow;X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | 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;Other (write in): | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Project Management, Technologies and Techniques understanding - syntax is not a problem anymore | 34,804 | 9 |
14,058 | 14,059 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Data scientist | 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 | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 168,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Python;R;Ruby;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Supabase | Docker;Gradle;Make;Pip;Podman | Docker;Gradle;Pip;Podman | yum/dnf, uv
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte | Angular;FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitLab | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. My use of LLM code is very atomic, meaning that I prompt for specific components (units, functions, scripts) and integrate those into a codebase by hand or with minimal additional LLM chatting to smooth integration points. A combination of concern for quality, liability, understanding, and LLM tool capability makes it so that I have no engagement in "vibe coding". | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | Systems engineering & requirements elicitation, selecting specific frameworks based on requirements, software testing and security | 168,000 | 10 |
14,059 | 14,060 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | null | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
It shoves AI down our throats | Software Development | You like your manager
The work is flexible | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 34,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Zig | C#;F#;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Cypher, GQL, Haskell
Nim | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | Reasoning about and architecting software. AI tools are still pretty garbage at handling existing code. | 24,806 | 6 |
14,060 | 14,061 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | 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 | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Scala;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not. When I try to "vibe code" I end up spending more time wrestling with prompts than it would take to solve the problem myself. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking. Describing problems and solutions. | 150,000 | 9 |
14,061 | 14,062 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | null | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Notepad++ | Cursor;Nano;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, Vibe coding may work at some stages of the development process but it tends to be harder to debug, maintain and may cost more time if not used properly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Marketing | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Human intuition and creativity in problem-solving are irreplaceable | null | 8 |
14,062 | 14,063 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | System administrator | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
I don't care about below | Other (please specify):
It uses AI in a major way (big turn off) | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;PHP;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Fortran;Groovy;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby | Assembly;PHP | D
D | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | none
none | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++ | Nano | Nano | Kate
Kate | null | null | null | none | none | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | none
none | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | none
none | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
I don't care about below | 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 | 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 and anyone who does is retarded | 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.;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 | 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): | Dunno, left the profession, good luck and have fun, I'm OUT | 36,479 | null |
14,063 | 14,064 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 48 | 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);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 48 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Make;npm | APT;Composer;Make;npm | APT;Composer;Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim | Vim | Vim | geany
geany | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. I have been able to replace two recent college grads with this process. First off, recent college grads are skirting on the edge of literacy. I have to give them a "canned assignment," and let them work on it. Then slowly expand it, function by function, task by task, until is begins to resemble what I am needing. I can accomplish as much in 90 minutes with ChatGPT as I can with the better of the two recent college grads in a solid week. Except that it takes 15 to 20 of my hours to get there. If I use my senior developers, then the ai-to-liveware tradeoff vanishes. | 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.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | Cleaning up and debugging code generated by AI. | null | 9 |
14,064 | 14,065 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | C#;GDScript;Kotlin;Rust | GDScript;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus | Cargo | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | Big picture understanding, context awareness, forward thinking, thinking outside the box | 115,000 | 7 |
14,065 | 14,066 | 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) | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 7 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 182,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Deno;Node.js;React | Deno;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | 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);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | No | 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. | 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 compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Technology decisions, data modeling, code reviews, and collaborating with product managers and designers. | 182,400 | 6 |
14,066 | 14,067 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 10 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 21,600,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
Neon | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
Render | Yes | Express;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Moodle
Laravel Lumen, Preact | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Zoho Projects
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | 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 | AI (GitHub copilot) creates less than 5%, so I would say no. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Good practices, cybersecurity, boilerplate, deployment, flexibility | 22,903 | 7 |
14,067 | 14,068 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,068 | 14,069 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 15 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Node.js;React | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;MCP servers | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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.;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 | Redis;supabase | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;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 | null | 40,605 | 7 |
14,069 | 14,070 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Student | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Pip | Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Pip | Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | Jekyll
Jekyll | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Aider;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit | Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning | null | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Certainly. It's all part of the process, including prototyping, consulting, thinking through the requirements, design, backend, and so on. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | The ability to make up a new product, the ability to adjust it to the target audience, and the ability to know how to formulate a requirement document | null | null |
14,070 | 14,071 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;npm;pnpm;Vite | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;npm;pnpm;Vite | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Communication skills, Capabilities for really understand the code, Creativity, Proactivity, Knowing the problem well so that know what to ask the AI agent, | null | null |
14,071 | 14,072 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Laravel;React;WordPress | FastAPI;Laravel;React | FastAPI;Laravel;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No it's not I will have structure coded by me and will ask certain aspect of application to AI | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Critical thinking and software architecture will still require experienced developers. AI can improve search and implement code required solve specific task. Currently don't think AI can deliver e2e solution. | 108,913 | 8 |
14,072 | 14,073 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 46,020 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Lua;Python | C#;C++;F#;Go;Lua;Python;Rust;Zig | C++;Lua;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 | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;NixOS | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | diagrams.net, draw.io
diagrams.net, draw.io | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, my work is too niche and cutting edge. LLMs tend to not have much to work with so their contributions are often non-sensical when used in the main body of my work, and the cost of not understanding the code it makes is too high. Maybe if I did work that was more commonly discussed online it might be more helpful. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The ability to sight read code (ai assistnce can be nice, but language support tools are pretty good too). | 46,020 | 6 |
14,073 | 14,074 | 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.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
"woke" political inclination | Manufacturing | Other (please specify):
Influence in company politics | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Rockstar | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Flask;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Flask;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Discord;X;LinkedIn | Rumble
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, and this idea is a fad. | 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.;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: | 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;Other (please specify): | Troubleshooting and critical thinking skills will only be more valuable after the proliferation of mediocre AI driven code-kiddy scripts. | 120,000 | 8 |
14,074 | 14,075 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | null | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Go;Python;Rust;Zig | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | NixOS | null | GitHub;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | null | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
14,075 | 14,076 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 37 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 186,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I have not used the Vibe coding process. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | Redis | null | Semantic Kernel | 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 | Communication and interpersonal relationships | 186,000 | 9 |
14,076 | 14,077 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;React;Spring Boot | Svelte | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | interpreting customer requirements and translating that to system design | null | null |
14,077 | 14,078 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 18 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Mali | XOF West African CFA franc | 12,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;npm;Pip | Odoo
Odoo | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo;Google Gemini | Odoo;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Odoo;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose 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) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | completly yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;AgentGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | understanding of the very fundamentals of software architecture | 21,229 | null |
14,078 | 14,079 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,079 | 14,080 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 13,000 | Yes | Java;Python | Java;JavaScript;Python | Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Teamwork | 13,000 | 5 |
14,080 | 14,081 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | 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 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 2 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 60,000 | Yes | C++;Fortran;MATLAB;Python | HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;VBA | Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iPadOS | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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.;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 | Analize complex problems | 3,158 | null |
14,081 | 14,082 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 276,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 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 every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving: thinking in solutions in terms of concepts, not tools or languages, and linking those concepts. Ask the right questions to the AI implies on having some prior knowledge at least at high level. | 50,242 | 8 |
14,082 | 14,083 | 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 | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
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 | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 213,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | Python;Ruby;SQL | Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No - most of my day-to-day work involves high-level planning much more than generating features from scratch. For bugfix work, my organization's codebase is very idiosyncratic (I would not have designed it this way) and LLM-generated code invariably fails to take this into account. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | Cursor | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 213,000 | 7 |
14,083 | 14,084 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Hell no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Higher level design of systems in the cloud | 109,438 | 8 |
14,084 | 14,085 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 700,000 | Yes | C;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R | Go | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian | Clickup;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | null | Not sure | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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 | 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.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Complex knowlefge | 32,764 | 7 |
14,085 | 14,086 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
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 | 14 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 365,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cassandra;MongoDB | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Fedora;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Well, it's a nicer way to say prompt engineering. I don't care, but still I wouldn't hire a vibe coder | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understanding what each line in a code base does | 365,000 | 9 |
14,086 | 14,087 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,087 | 14,088 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,088 | 14,089 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Laravel;Node.js | Astro | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis;ChromaDB | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | null | null | 40,605 | 7 |
14,089 | 14,090 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Nigeria | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Swift | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Swift | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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);X;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,090 | 14,091 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,091 | 14,092 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,092 | 14,093 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | C#;C++;F#;Go;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Markdown
Markdown, Haskell | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | MongoDB;Valkey | MongoDB;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, AI at most is a tool to help me review my own thinking, I do not use AI to replace learning, and do not use it to singlehandedly solve problems.
I fundamentally use AI for self-review and planning, if not the occasional rare bug hunt, for which AI isn't necessarily great, but it helps refresh ideas. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Cross referencing information, and finding reliable sources/documentation.
Problem solving and ability to debug and understand problems.
Ability to have a general understanding of a codebase, and especially code written. | null | null |
14,093 | 14,094 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,094 | 14,095 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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 | 5 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 26,000 | Yes | Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Gleam | C;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker | null | null | uv
NA | Yes | null | null | null | lustre
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4,733 | null |
14,095 | 14,096 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 44 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Understanding business use cases. | 200,000 | 10 |
14,096 | 14,097 | 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 | 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 | 25 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | clangd lsp
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | restructuredtext latex
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | embedded has to work reliably, vibe is for afterhours | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | reasoning, llms are a jump but they have no domain knowledge and cant reason themselve, in school terms they only solve problems by reproduction of establishes solutions, but we need transfer to new problems | 46,406 | 7 |
14,097 | 14,098 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
usefulness | Poor usability
hidden costs | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | JSF, Custom HTML/CSS
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | yes, in fact this is quite useful for early stage high fidelity prototyping (it replaces low fidelity prototyping at some point), and in order to quickly generate stuff that works to an extent that it can be shown as a click dummy or prototype.
(cannot be used for production, just for quickly prototyping ideas) | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | AI is not a solution but a tool. We still need people maintaining the tools.
So instead of riding a horse, taking care of the horse, people went to build and maintain cars.
With AI we have to maintain many aspects of it, such as ethics, rules and whether or not the AI is secure/safe/etc. For all of this, skilled people are required to make sure everything is working correctly, nothing gets out of control. | null | null |
14,098 | 14,099 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,099 | 14,100 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 24 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Insurance | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);TypeScript;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Vite;Yarn | nix,asdf
nix,asdf | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | Lustre
Lustre | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Sublime Text;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Sublime Text;Zed | helix
helix | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Fedora;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Pop!_OS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Analysis, problem-solving skills, refine the problem | 174,022 | 8 |
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