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14,600 | 14,601 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 5 | Poland | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;VBA | C;C#;C++;SQL | C#;C++;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Express;React | ASP.NET;React | ASP.NET;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | 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 | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Perplexity | 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 | Specialization within other fields | null | null |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;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
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip | APT;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip | APT;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
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14,604 | 14,605 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts | 45 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 25 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 95,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;F#;Go;Java;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | EventStoreDB / Kurrent
EventStoreDB / Kurrent | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;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;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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. In a professional context, Vibe Coding is, frankly, irresponsible. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking. Problem solving. Actual intelligence. | 129,334 | 6 |
14,605 | 14,606 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,606 | 14,607 | 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 | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 5 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
14,607 | 14,608 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,608 | 14,609 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Kubernetes;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | experience | 81,685 | 9 |
14,609 | 14,610 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | liquid
liquid | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Asana | Asana | Asana | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 81,210 | 7 |
14,610 | 14,611 | 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | AI/ML engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
SpacetimeDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | turbopack
NA | Yes | Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, it causes too many issues and I don't know what the code is doing | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | custom | LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph | null | Sentry;LangSmith | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | longterm planning, requirements engineering, debugging, novelty | 110,214 | 8 |
14,611 | 14,612 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | Dart;PHP | Dart;Kotlin;PHP;Swift | Dart;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Supabase | Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Supabase | Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Developers who always improve themselves will remain valuable. | null | 10 |
14,612 | 14,613 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Python;Rust | null | Tcl
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | 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.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 111,374 | 8 |
14,613 | 14,614 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Belarus | USD United States dollar | 21,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CMake
CMake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | IAR Embedded Workbench
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | not at all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Multi-platform search enablement | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | critical thinking | 21,000 | 2 |
14,614 | 14,615 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 47,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript | JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | Bun;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;React;Vue.js | Angular | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging | 54,527 | 9 |
14,615 | 14,616 | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, QA or test | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
14,616 | 14,617 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 30 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 7 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Vercel | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Phoenix;Vue.js | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No way, if the AI does not get it right it is hard to steer it back to the original project scope. I mainly use AI for targeted tasks. maybe vibe coding will improve with "agentic" | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | General technology expertise and passion. By expertise and experience I mean knowledge about the full-stack, hardware and software. Having the skill of understanding a complex software architecture and the business needs. | 90,491 | null |
14,617 | 14,618 | 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 | 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 | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | 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 | No | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | 108,913 | 9 |
14,618 | 14,619 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Costs are manageable
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 | 4 | 3 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 31,500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Not sure | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code | 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, I'm completly against vide code | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | software architect, desing and structure complex code even if the ia is the one coding is allways going to be important. It's useless that the code is correct if the work logic dont make sense | 7,708 | 4 |
14,619 | 14,620 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
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 | 3 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | problem solving, vision of how to work on the task, promt engineering | null | null |
14,620 | 14,621 | 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 | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 49 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 100,000 | 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
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NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 136,141 | 7 |
14,621 | 14,622 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Gleam | Kotlin;OCaml;Rust;Gleam | Rust;Gleam | NA
Haskell | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL | NA
SpacetimeDB | Yes | Cargo;Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Webpack | Cargo;Composer;Homebrew;Pacman | Cargo;Composer;Homebrew;Pacman | gleam
uv, gleam | Yes | Express;Symfony | Axum | null | NA
lustre | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | Helix
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | 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 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Other (write in): | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | 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 | Parsing human problems and requirements into systems. i.e. figuring out what the solution to someone's problem is, as they've described it. Interfacing with other people and existing systems. | 39,006 | 7 |
14,622 | 14,623 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Red Hat | Windows;MacOS;Red Hat | Confluence | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | 8 |
14,623 | 14,624 | 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.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 23 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Insurance | 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 | 4 | 1 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | Elixir;Python;Rust;Gleam | Elixir | Elixir | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Vite | Chocolatey | Chocolatey | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Miro;Notion;YouTrack | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | general problem solving skills, cooperation and coordination with others. | 60,328 | 7 |
14,624 | 14,625 | 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 | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 10 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 18 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
Haskell | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Pip | Cargo;Make;Pip | Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;WordPress | Django;Next.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Django | Alpine.js
Alpine.js | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Microsoft Teams, Office for Web, Etherpad
Etherpad | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 46,406 | null |
14,625 | 14,626 | 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.) | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Dart;Elixir;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;OCaml;PHP;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Valkey | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dragonfly
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | CDK Terraform
NA | Yes | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Phoenix;Spring Boot | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
Quarkus | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Void
Void | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | daily.dev
daily.dev | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Intelligent Understanding, Problem solving, Engineering | 34,872 | 9 |
14,626 | 14,627 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | 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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14,627 | 14,628 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
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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14,628 | 14,629 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 32 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | vibe coding is bullshit | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | creativity, critical thinking | 69,609 | null |
14,629 | 14,630 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | SQL;TypeScript;Zig | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Marketing | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 4 |
14,630 | 14,631 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 30 | Applied scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Testing and evaluating AI, prompting | null | 8 |
14,631 | 14,632 | 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 | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 134,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Cypher
NA | Yes | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Dynatrace
Dynatrace | Yes | Astro;React | Astro;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Astro;React | NA
Lit | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board | 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 | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | null | 155,460 | 8 |
14,632 | 14,633 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,633 | 14,634 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
14,634 | 14,635 | 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 | 34 | 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 | 38 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | 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 | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 118,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | Blazor | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops | Monday.com | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 118,000 | 8 |
14,635 | 14,636 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | RavenDB
RavenDB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yesn't | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Proper searching skills, be it google, stack overflow, or proper prompting on an LLM. | 34,804 | 9 |
14,636 | 14,637 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 50 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Podman;Terraform | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;React;Spring Boot;Axum | Spring Boot;Axum | Spring Boot;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;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;Search for answers | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, i am actually proficient at coding so i don't need to let AI mutilate my codebase | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | basically everything, especially the ability to learn and change, as llms and such are static, the ability to learn new things and adjust will be crucial, also llms are very limited by their context size which humans don't really have | null | null |
14,637 | 14,638 | 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;Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 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 influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,638 | 14,639 | 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 | 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 | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,639 | 14,640 | 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 | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 34 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 780,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | Clojure, ClojureScript
Clojure, ClojureScript | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Terraform | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | Shortcut
Shortcut | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;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 weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I havn't tried "vibe coding" - the quality of the code is too sloppy and hard to understand.
As the developer who needs to take responsibility, I need to understand and vet the code being pushed into your repositories. | 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 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): | Having a broad understanding of both tech and business. Being able to instill trust with your co-workers and customers while also taking responsibility for the software. For that, you need to understand the stuff that AI outputs. | 121,306 | 6 |
14,640 | 14,641 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 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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14,641 | 14,642 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 1 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,260,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;F# | C#;F# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really. I only use AI for code gen in specific situations - like generating a complex regex or boilerplate code. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | When it comes to actually skilled developers, all of their skills will remain valuable. I don't see AI replacing competent developers on bigger complex projects anytime soon. Companies won't be willing to invest too much money into AI and related security concerns when they already have offices and workplaces for developers.
Don't know much about startup culture though. | 58,975 | 5 |
14,642 | 14,643 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 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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14,643 | 14,644 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 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);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 | 20 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 7 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 2,700,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;npm | Firebase;npm | Firebase;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;React;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, it is. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Basic knowledge of coding | 7,807 | null |
14,644 | 14,645 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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 | 5 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;R;VBA | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip | Docker;Make;npm;Pip | Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;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 | Neutral | 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 | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, "vibe coding" is not part of my professional *work*. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I 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 | 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 | Debugging code. AI tools mainly utilise LLMs, and LLMs are amazing at predicting the next token, but everything depends on the dataset (which we can't exactly get much more of over the next 3-5 years), and debugging requires reasoning and logic, not just predicting the next token. | null | null |
14,645 | 14,646 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Primary/elementary school | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,646 | 14,647 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 1 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 450,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | BigQuery;Cassandra;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | MongoDB | Na
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Google Workspace;Obsidian | Google Workspace;Obsidian | Google Workspace;Obsidian | Na
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Hashnode;YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5,231 | null |
14,647 | 14,648 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Database administrator or engineer | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Videos | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | cpp | 243,631 | 10 |
14,648 | 14,649 | 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.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 33 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 50,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Lean, Coq
Lean | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Browser hot network questions | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Programming. Thinking. Same as now. AI can do things that someone has already done, but for doing new things, you need humans. | 144,583 | 9 |
14,649 | 14,650 | 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 | null | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 175,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | vibe coding has its own purpose and fits. It is facilitator tool for certain tasks | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Neo4j;supabase;LangMem | null | Llama Index;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Breaking down a complex task in a smaller chunks. Extracting business requirements (helping people structuring in their mind what they actually need) | 103,786 | null |
14,650 | 14,651 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | 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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14,651 | 14,652 | 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 | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 24,000 | Yes | C;MATLAB;Perl;Python | C;Python;Rust | C;Python | Verilog
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Neovim | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Red Hat | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Fully understanding code. It is essential. Less developers will be able to sue to AI reliance, making it more valuable. | 27,844 | null |
14,652 | 14,653 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 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) | 22 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 619,920 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Uiua
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Leveldb, etcd
Leveldb | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | nix, uv
nix, uv | Yes | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | lit
lit | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Forgejo
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;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 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing 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;Other (write in): | No, it isn't. In my experience, even when LLMs generate correct code, it is of lower quality than I'd be able to write myself. What's even worse, it doesn't look that way on first glance.
So I'm using AI mostly to figure out typing issues when I don't know a type system of a language well enough. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | All of them? I mean, AI is fine at generating boilerplate and glue code. It will get even better at that.
In 5 years though, I'm sure AI will get real good at generating mediocre code. But real beauty, be it in architecture, or in implementation, still seems far away.
We will still need developers to understand the code that AI creates. There will be fewer of them of course, because how do you learn that stuff if AI can do it for you half of the time? So I'd say senior developers will be more valuable, while junior ones will be out of work. | 169,176 | null |
14,653 | 14,654 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Elisp
Elisp | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Aider | Aider | Aider | eMacs
Emacs | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Kinda, vibe then check and modify is my current stance. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Reviewing code | 108,424 | 10 |
14,654 | 14,655 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc);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);Other (please specify):;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
Complete and easy-to-understand documentation | Lack of or sub-par API
Documentation which is not complete or easy to understand | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | SPARQL, Cypher
SPARQL, Cypher | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | Angular;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Pydantic | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No, it is not, and I also don't plan on "vibe coding" in the future. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Taking full responsibility of the things that you do, having the desire to learn and improve everyday and the capacity to explain and solve complex problems and handle complex requests. | null | null |
14,655 | 14,656 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 15,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 300 | 6 |
14,656 | 14,657 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | null | C;C# | C;C++;Go;Zig | C | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,657 | 14,658 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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 (please specify): | 29 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 55,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Composer;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Composer;Homebrew;Make;Yarn | APT;Composer;Homebrew;Make;Yarn | uv (Python package manager)
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery | null | null | Custom in-house framework
Custom in-house framework | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Trac
Trac | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | llama.cpp with different model files
llama.cpp with different model files | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Other (write in): | 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;Other (write in): | Just for testing waters but this far the output quality has been too bad to use for real development work. I use to joke that vibe coding has been invented but vibe debugging is yet to be discovered. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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;Other (please specify): | Validating AI generated output (prompt engineering / improving requirements, debugging, quality assurance, security analysis, red teaming).
I don't expect normal people to be able to prompt the AI accurately enough to generate one-shot applications that actually match their expectations. Software development work will transform into work where human developer is a leader for a pack of AI workers and the human developer is the responsible party for the generated output.
I think that all code you have to maintain is a responsibility and AI cannot take responsibility, only humans can take responsibility for any given work and we need developers that can make the decision when the AI work is good enough for human to take responsibility over results.
I'm fully expecting that multiple projects end up with corrupted or leaked data as a result of using AI generated software that isn't understood by any humans. And once the data is lost or leaked, the company that depended on that data goes bankrupt instead of being able to fix the issue. It remains to be seen how often this happens but it will happen. | 64,388 | 8 |
14,658 | 14,659 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 28,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | EmberJS
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | null | null | Gaia
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using 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 quick help troubleshooting | Developing | 32,484 | 4 |
14,659 | 14,660 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | null | null | 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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14,660 | 14,661 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,661 | 14,662 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 38 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | In-person | No | null | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 160,000 | Yes | C;Python | C;Python;Rust;Zig | C;Python | Odin
Odin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding what is going on | 185,623 | null |
14,662 | 14,663 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | 30 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
Unnecessary AI features | Higher Education | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 35,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PHP;Python;R;SQL | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
Julia | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim | Nova
Nova | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | Pydantic | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Code berg
Code berg | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | 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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | 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. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All the same skills which are currently valuable | 47,650 | null |
14,663 | 14,664 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PHP;SQL | C;C++;Dart;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift | C;C++;Dart;Java;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle | Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Ubuntu;Android | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;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 | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;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 | 1. Advanced Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking:
Beyond Code Generation: While AI can generate code snippets, it lacks the nuanced understanding of complex business requirements, ambiguous problem statements, and real-world constraints. Developers will be essential for dissecting intricate problems, identifying the root causes of issues, and devising innovative solutions that AI might not "think" of.
Evaluating AI Output: Developers will need to critically evaluate the code and solutions proposed by AI tools. This includes identifying potential biases, inefficiencies, security vulnerabilities, or logical flaws that AI might introduce. They'll be the ultimate arbiters of quality and correctness.
Debugging and Optimization: AI can help with debugging, but human developers will still be crucial for tackling novel or highly complex bugs that require deep system understanding and creative troubleshooting. Optimizing performance, scalability, and resource utilization will continue to demand human ingenuity.
2. System Design and Architecture:
Holistic Vision: AI excels at generating components, but humans are needed to design the overarching architecture of a system. This involves understanding how different modules interact, considering future scalability, ensuring robust integrations, and making strategic decisions about technology stacks.
"Thinking in Systems, Not Just Functions": Developers will transition from writing individual functions to designing entire workflows and ecosystems. This requires a strong grasp of design patterns, distributed systems, and how to orchestrate various AI and human-generated components.
3. Prompt Engineering and AI Orchestration:
Guiding AI Effectively: As AI becomes a "co-pilot," the ability to craft precise, clear, and contextually rich prompts to get the desired output from AI models will be paramount. This goes beyond simple queries and involves understanding the underlying mechanisms of AI to optimize its performance.
Integrating and Managing AI Tools: Developers will be responsible for seamlessly integrating various AI tools into development workflows, managing their configurations, and orchestrating their use across different stages of the software development lifecycle.
4. Domain Expertise and Business Acumen:
Bridging the Gap: Understanding the specific industry or business domain (e.g., healthcare, finance, logistics) will become even more critical. Developers with domain knowledge can translate complex business needs into technical specifications that AI can then assist in fulfilling, ensuring the generated solutions are relevant and valuable.
Strategic Alignment: Developers will need to align AI-powered solutions with strategic business objectives, understanding how technology can drive value and solve real-world problems for users and organizations.
5. Adaptability and Continuous Learning:
Rapid Evolution: The AI landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Developers who are adaptable, embrace lifelong learning, and can quickly grasp new technologies, frameworks, and AI paradigms will remain highly valuable.
Growth Mindset: A willingness to experiment, learn from failures, and continuously upskill will be essential to stay relevant in a dynamic technological environment.
6. "Human" Soft Skills:
Communication: Clear and effective communication will be vital for collaborating with diverse teams (including AI specialists, data scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders), articulating complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and refining requirements.
Collaboration: While AI can automate tasks, collaboration within human teams will remain crucial for innovation, problem-solving, and achieving shared goals.
Creativity and Innovation: AI can generate ideas, but true innovation, the ability to think outside the box, and develop groundbreaking solutions will continue to be a uniquely human strength.
Ethical Considerations: As AI becomes more pervasive, developers will need to understand and address ethical implications, biases, and responsible deployment of AI systems, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability. | null | 8 |
14,664 | 14,665 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | null | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | In-person | null | null | null | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | null | null | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 800,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL | Ada;Go;Java;Lua;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;Express;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | 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 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | using AI and invest in AI development | 6,545 | 5 |
14,665 | 14,666 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,666 | 14,667 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,667 | 14,668 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 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);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 41 | 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 | 27 | 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
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 |
14,668 | 14,669 | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 7 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | 10 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Bun;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Prometheus | Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus | scoop
scoop | Yes | Express;Node.js;Phoenix;React;WordPress | Node.js;Phoenix;Vue.js | Node.js;Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Its useful to quicly create things to test if they work and to get a feeling on how some things can work, but for real production projects its better to not use it | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | To read code | 81,210 | 8 |
14,669 | 14,670 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
Hype driven development - hello react | 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 | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Elixir;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Ruby;SQL;Gleam | Elixir;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Pocketbase | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails | Astro;Fastify;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Fastify;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Elixir Livebook
Elixir Livebook | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;NixOS | Airtable;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yeah, when I need to deliver something I don't know, vibe coding helps a lot | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;Pinecone | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;LangChain;LangGraph | n8n | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | EMPATHY, Deep tech understanding and system design, writing text | 98,612 | 7 |
14,670 | 14,671 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 37,200 | Yes | Python | Python | Python | Julia, Octave
Julia, Octave | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Math and complex problem solving. | 24,183 | 9 |
14,671 | 14,672 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Yemen | YER Yemeni rial | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving | null | 10 |
14,672 | 14,673 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 12 | Other (please specify): | 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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14,673 | 14,674 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,674 | 14,675 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 8 | AI/ML engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,675 | 14,676 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;Kotlin;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Fedora | MacOS;Android;Fedora | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
14,676 | 14,677 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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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14,677 | 14,678 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 40 | Retired | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,678 | 14,679 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,679 | 14,680 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 9 | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
14,680 | 14,681 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 21 | 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);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 | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell | C++;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell | C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman;Terraform | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitLab;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;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 | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | architecture, design, inspiration, ingenuity | 95,299 | 5 |
14,681 | 14,682 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Other (please specify):
AI agents | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 0 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | Objective-C
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Node.js;React | null | null | React Native
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | hell no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving, Debugging, Abstract thinking, being a code monkey, communication skills | null | 7 |
14,682 | 14,683 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,000,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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.;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: | 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 | Neo4j | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 23,248 | 7 |
14,683 | 14,684 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;Python | C;C++;Python | Python | Julia
Julia | Yes | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Chocolatey;Podman | Chocolatey;Podman | NA
uv | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | marimo, Pluto
marimo, Pluto | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | Typst
Typst | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, documentation first | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | problem-solving, research, adaptable | null | 9 |
14,684 | 14,685 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Decent documentation | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
Ability to work remotely | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 257,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;NestJS;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Definitely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 70,135 | 8 |
14,685 | 14,686 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
14,686 | 14,687 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 6 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 160,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Bun;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Express;WordPress;Axum | Astro;Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | 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 | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Analytical thinking and problem solving. | 7,489 | 6 |
14,687 | 14,688 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | 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 | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 27,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I don't use AI for development. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Most importantly is the fact that developers can easly optimize and see all most impossible ways of reaching the same result as AI with less effort than AI could do it, or even reaching results that AI couldn't reach. | 31,324 | 8 |
14,688 | 14,689 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 37 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 42,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Describing issues or coding solutions in detail for AI to interpret | 57,179 | 8 |
14,689 | 14,690 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
Finding solutions that make the world a better place | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R;Rust;SQL | null | null | Haskell, Nix
Haskell, Nix | Yes | Cassandra;Cockroachdb | null | null | CouchDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Prometheus;Yarn | null | null | Nix
Nix | Yes | Phoenix | null | null | Haskell Reflex
NA | Yes | VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discourse, Matrix, Zulip
Discourse, Matrix, Zulip | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | 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, I'm still much more proficient in my domain that any AI assistant I've used | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Understanding the problem domain, communicating with customers, out of the box innovation | 81,210 | 9 |
14,690 | 14,691 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | chatgpt
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | thinking | 13,949 | 9 |
14,691 | 14,692 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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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14,692 | 14,693 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;C++;Java;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;NuGet;Yarn | Docker;NuGet;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | Blazor | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;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 | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | Shortcut
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 8 |
14,693 | 14,694 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 140,000 | Yes | C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | Docker;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | Docker;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing 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 | yes, i am literally just vibecoding | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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 | for now devops, architecture knowledge, network knowledge, virtualization, | 38,206 | 9 |
14,694 | 14,695 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | System administrator | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
HIGH PERFORMaNCE | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 2 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;F#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
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14,695 | 14,696 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 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 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip;Podman | Pip;Podman | Pip;Podman | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Fedora | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Never. Bulshit practice. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | We are renewable, AI is not. | 121,815 | 10 |
14,696 | 14,697 | 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 | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad 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 | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding business rules | 116,015 | 8 |
14,697 | 14,698 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | 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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14,698 | 14,699 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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);Games or coding challenges | 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) | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 720,000 | null | Dart;JavaScript;Python | Dart;JavaScript;Python | Dart;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 17,256 | 10 |
14,699 | 14,700 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Qwen
Qwen | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 139,218 | null |
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