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14,700 | 14,701 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 30 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 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
Complexity/Stability/Longevity | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 2 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 118,000 | Yes | C#;F#;Go;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;Go | C#;Go | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Podman;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Flask;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira;Wikis | Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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14,701 | 14,702 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 2 | Student | 20 to 99 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 | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | 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;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | null | null | null |
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
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NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Pacman;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Pacman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Vue.js;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Zed | Nano;Zed | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | 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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14,704 | 14,705 | 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.) | I prefer not to say | null | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Jordan | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,705 | 14,706 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 22 | 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);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 22 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 112,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Railway;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;New Relic;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Laravel;Next.js;React | Astro;Next.js;React | Astro;Next.js;React | NA
preact | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Discord;LinkedIn | Discord;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;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 | Yes, part of the time. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Arquitect decisions, software design, creative solutions | 112,000 | 9 |
14,706 | 14,707 | 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.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Python;SQL;VBA | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Fabric | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Miro | Jira;Miro | Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | MS Copilot
MS Copilot | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I don't use AI to write code from scratch so not really | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
14,707 | 14,708 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 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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14,708 | 14,709 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 52,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);MicroPython;Python | C#;Go;MicroPython;Python;Rust | MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Cargo;Pip | Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The power to be creative | 70,794 | 1 |
14,709 | 14,710 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | 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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14,710 | 14,711 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;SQL | Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Windsurf | Vim;Visual Studio | Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | Learning about a codebase | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No it is not. I did try it but it was more time consuming than writing the code myself. It also shifted my focus from solving the problem to solving the problem of getting the LLM to output what I needed. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Windsurf | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I think the AI tool craze will somewhat fade away as companies realise that the cost of producing code will increase due to quality issues. | null | 8 |
14,711 | 14,712 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 33 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 41 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
vibrant community | Security or privacy concerns
Dead community | Computer Systems Design and Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
Ability to use open source products | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 750,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Erlang;Visual Basic (.Net) | Elixir;Rust;Gleam | null | VBScript
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Mnesia (Erlang)
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Qt Webassm
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 78,616 | 8 |
14,712 | 14,713 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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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14,713 | 14,714 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,714 | 14,715 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Does it solve the problem! I test it, and if it does the thing it is good, if it does not do the thing it is bad. | Availability of better alternatives
NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,715 | 14,716 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 350,000 | Yes | JavaScript;SQL | null | null | PL/SQL
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | Oracle APEX
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | Oracle Developer Forum (APEX.oracle.com/forum)
NA | Yes | Cohere: Command A;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | critical thinking and common sense | 350,000 | 10 |
14,716 | 14,717 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 621,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Ubuntu;Android | GitLab;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Applying knowledge the requires significant context and specialised knowledge for the job. | 61,372 | 6 |
14,717 | 14,718 | 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 | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 42 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | 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 | null | null | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
14,718 | 14,719 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | System administrator | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 40 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 41,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Neo4J | null | CouchDB
CouchDB | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | OpenShift
OpenShift | Yes | Node.js | Express;Node.js | Node.js | Puppeteer
Puppeteer | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No. I will use LLMs for help in writing parts of the code or logic, especially for languages and frameworks I am new to. Reading documentation, Googling and StackOverflow/Exchange are still the way to go to keep learning and not falling into brainrot attention spans of at most 60 seconds. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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;Other (please specify): | Interdisciplenary knowledge of software, workings, limits and capabilities. Critical thinking and speaking up. | 47,566 | null |
14,719 | 14,720 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
Forced, pointless or redundant AI integration | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Low level pressure, lots of flexibility | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 9,381 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;R;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;React;Vue.js | React | 11ty
11ty | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, it's not. In fact, I developed a project to test how far I could go relying solely on vibe coding, and I ended up with an app that technically worked — but I didn’t understand its architecture or design. That meant I couldn’t scale it or improve it. It was very simple, with nothing attractive or interesting about it. In my opinion, It wasn’t a development project at all; maybe it was a "product made of code," but not a project you could actually build upon. It was built in very little time, but its "value" was just as low. On top of that, unlike even very basic projects or typical coding katas you can find online, it gave me almost nothing as a developer — and even less as a person. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Abstraction, creativity, intuition | 10,883 | 7 |
14,720 | 14,721 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 132,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creative problem-solving | 24,029 | 7 |
14,721 | 14,722 | 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 | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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14,722 | 14,723 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 16 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Firebird
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Vue.js | Angular;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch;Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
Make an edit to an existing post | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, and I don't think it ever will be. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding a complex codebase, make things specific for a customer. | null | 7 |
14,723 | 14,724 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 89,000 | 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 | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | a little | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 103,253 | 6 |
14,724 | 14,725 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | Codeberg
Codeberg | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I would rather die than vibe code | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
14,725 | 14,726 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | null | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | C# | C#;F#;Ruby;Rust | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code | 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 monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama;Semantic Kernel | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 9 |
14,726 | 14,727 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
14,727 | 14,728 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Isle of Man | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;COBOL;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | shell,
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Aider;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the business needs as a developer and finding best prectice and answer for the current problem | 68,071 | 10 |
14,728 | 14,729 | 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 | 26 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 130,000 | Yes | C;C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Understanding real needs from business. Those tend to be overshadowed by process and/or miscommunication. Challenging the business requirement to the project owner is a necessary skill for a good dev Team. | 161,191 | 7 |
14,729 | 14,730 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Applied scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Good philosophy | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;Python | C;C++;OCaml | C++ | NA
Haskell | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | git, Jupyter Notebook
git, Jupyter Notebook | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Multiple times per day | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Being able to resist the urge to just ask AI tools for the solution
Having a brain that can work independently of AI
Creative problem solving
Ability to take a step back
Ability to detect "XY-problem" https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem
Recognising similarities between problems and solutions from apparently different fields, especially when terminology is completely different
Creativity
Enthusiasm
Teamwork
Ability to use pen and paper, marker and whiteboard
Ability to discuss with teammates around the coffee machine | null | 7 |
14,730 | 14,731 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | 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 | 9 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 48,726 | 10 |
14,731 | 14,732 | 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.) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Webpack | MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Smally snippets, yes. So at the end is not anything similar to vibe coding as i know what is going on at all time. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Code review of AI generated code. Control of automated tests and make sure they apply correctly. DevOps. Specification gathering and refinement. Optimization of code. Check continuously for new technologies and platforms, best fitting software architecture for the solution. | 81,210 | 8 |
14,732 | 14,733 | 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 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and should be fully banned from professional environments | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | Having a brain. AI will not replace developers | null | 8 |
14,733 | 14,734 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | 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 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | 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 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 250,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;React;WordPress | Django;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;React;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | partially | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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. | 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 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 | design, front-end development and debugging complex issues | 2,906 | 8 |
14,734 | 14,735 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | 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);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) | 15 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,735 | 14,736 | 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.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Kubernetes;npm | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | Angular;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
14,736 | 14,737 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 27 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 365,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Perl;Prolog;Python;SQL;VBA | TypeScript | null | Haskell, D
D | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js | React | null | Struts
NA | null | Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It is very usefull to start with new technologies or libraries and get quickly working examples. But this encourages to let AI do the work instead of thinking it through carefully by oneself. However it helps also to structurize and formalize own thoughts. And sessions with a AI tool can be a great joy and help to learn new things. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Curiosity, Joy to experiment and learn new things, Logical Critical Thinking, not blindly trust something/ someone, Learning to understand issues, Structurizing Problems, Prioritization of Problems, Formulating Thoughts, knowing to ask questions, Communication with customers and stakeholders | 423,454 | null |
14,737 | 14,738 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 12 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | null | jQuery;Laravel;React;Symfony | Laravel;Symfony | Laravel;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm | goland
goland | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | architect | 40,000 | 6 |
14,738 | 14,739 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | Rust;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes - it's like having a junior engineer - they can write good code, and they can write bad code. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Explaining best practice, security, usability. | 136,141 | 1 |
14,739 | 14,740 | 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.) | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 336,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis | Meilisearch, Apache Ignite
TimescaleDB, YugabyteDB, Citus Data | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Grails
Micronaut, Play Framework | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Infoq
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | GitHub Copilot | Cursor, JetBrains AI Assistant | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Coding. Planning and designing solutions. Specifying business rules. Testing. | 61,164 | 4 |
14,740 | 14,741 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 27 | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Uruguay | UYU Uruguayan peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;VBA | null | null | Visual Basic 6
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Debian | Windows;Android;iOS;Red Hat | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
14,741 | 14,742 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | 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 | 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 | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 170,000 | 10 |
14,742 | 14,743 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,743 | 14,744 | 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.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 11 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | JavaScript;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | 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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Kinda? I sometimes describe what operation do I need to do in this specific part of code, with general terms, and AI fills the file with code. But I exactly know what should be done, AI is just code generator. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the complex context of the product developed | null | 7 |
14,744 | 14,745 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 16,800 | Yes | Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Neo4J;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | Neo4j;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 19,490 | 7 |
14,745 | 14,746 | 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.) | 17 | 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 | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Elixir;Java | Elixir;Java | Elixir;Java | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Podman | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Podman | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | null | 98,612 | 7 |
14,746 | 14,747 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 0 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 79,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | QtQuick. QML
QtQuick, QML | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | Docker;Pip | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | qfield | qfield | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Hot Network Questions are entertaining. | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | If I am working with a totally new framework and I dont know what I am doing, I will use vibe coding as a starting point in combination with internet research. It's maybe 10% of my coding at this point. But I could see it expanding, because it lets me branch out into more complex problems. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | system architecture, creativity, critical thinking, time management. The more you can do with AI, the more you are expected to do. There wont be a shortage of work, the work just gets more novel and adventurous. | 91,652 | 10 |
14,747 | 14,748 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 11 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 7 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 192,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;SQL | codesys
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | YouTube | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | sometimes i generate template and edit it if needed. but never commit it without changes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | understand what customer/user wants | 8,987 | 8 |
14,748 | 14,749 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;R;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Pip;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Django;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | null | GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | We have to forward with those environment. We are making a next generation with the help of AI which highly productive and efficiency. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Language processing | 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | Monica, Deep seek | When I want to learn best practices | Design | 6,909 | null |
14,749 | 14,750 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 540,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Svelte | null | NA
Preact | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | Redmine | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 56,604 | 7 |
14,750 | 14,751 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 10 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Other (please specify):
maintainability | Availability of better alternatives
maintaining the the tool takes too much time | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Ansible
Ansible | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
OpenSearch | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | NA
NA | Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Red Hat | GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Other (write in):
Reading relevant and useful answers | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;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 | Language processing | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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 | Understanding business needs. Commucation skills. Deep understanding of tools and services and their integrations. | 58,007 | 8 |
14,751 | 14,752 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | 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;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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;Scala;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust | vlang, odin
bent | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb | DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | turso
limbo | Yes | APT;Bun;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | APT;Bun;Composer;npm;Podman;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | APT;Bun;Composer;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Bunny-CDN magic Containers, Hetzner
Bunny-CDN magic Containers, Hetzner | Yes | Deno;Express;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Deno;Laravel;Vue.js | Deno;Laravel;Vue.js | NueJS, HonoJS
HonoJS | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;RustRover;Visual Studio;WebStorm;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;RustRover;WebStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | Toggl Work
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Yes since Claude Code | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Perplexity | Mistral Codestral | null | null | null | 7 |
14,752 | 14,753 | 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 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 480,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | 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
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architectural skills. Over-arching fullstack skills. Implementing new tools. | 50,314 | 8 |
14,753 | 14,754 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 45 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 12 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
APL | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);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 | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Occasionally to kick-start a project | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Invent and discover solutions; create great UX | 139,218 | 8 |
14,754 | 14,755 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Czech Republic | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | 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 | 6 |
14,755 | 14,756 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;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 | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Kubernetes;New Relic;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | StimulusJS
StimulusJS | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes, but with long pauses to recheck and modify generated solutions | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;Neo4j | null | null | null | New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | separating business features from codebase, investigating complex problems, optimization, security | 60,000 | 8 |
14,756 | 14,757 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 19,000 | Yes | C#;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Lisp;Prolog | null | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Datomic | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;NestJS;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NestJS;Svelte;Vue.js | NestJS;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Other (write in): | No it is not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Deep knowledge, understanding how things work on a deep level will become even more valuable then it is now. AI will get things horribly wrong and it will be up to us to fix it. | 4,365 | 7 |
14,757 | 14,758 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 8 | Albania | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | C# | C#;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | C# | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS | Trello;YouTrack | Monday.com;YouTrack | YouTrack | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;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 | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it isn't and it will not be. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;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 | Project Planning, Project Infrastructure. | 34,804 | null |
14,758 | 14,759 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 28 | Developer, game or graphics | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,759 | 14,760 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 43,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Astro;Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Slack
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Software and stack architecture understanding | 49,886 | 5 |
14,760 | 14,761 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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14,761 | 14,762 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,762 | 14,763 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | Ada;Assembly;C;C++;Delphi;MATLAB;OCaml;PowerShell;Python;Zig | C;C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Chocolatey;Docker;Make | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23;Odoo | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;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 | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | 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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
14,763 | 14,764 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,496,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | RAG | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I prefer to use llms in non agentic mode to check its’s output and use it only when I fully understand what it does and I agree with it | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | System architecture. Architecture patterns. Best code practices. Being able to prompt llms professionally and have enough knowledge to verify its output | 59,820 | 7 |
14,764 | 14,765 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 3,400,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, and it will never be. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Coding | 9,832 | 1 |
14,765 | 14,766 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 600,000 | Yes | Elixir;Erlang;Ruby;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;Ruby;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;Ruby;SQL | nix
nix | Yes | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | MacOS;NixOS | GitHub;Linear;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | the capability of understanding what people actually want a software or a feature to do and to interpret what people actually want. | 93,312 | 4 |
14,766 | 14,767 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 3,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Kotlin;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Kotlin;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Kotlin;Python | Typst
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim | Android Studio;Neovim | Android Studio;Neovim | Geany
Geany | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | 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 monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | Deepseek | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 4,061 | null |
14,767 | 14,768 | 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 | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;npm;pnpm;Vite | Gradle;pnpm;Vite | Gradle;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
React Router 7 in framework mode (formerly known as Remix) | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I don't use AI. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Any soft skills, any security-related knowledge and any skills that allow to design architectures. | 40,935 | 6 |
14,768 | 14,769 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,769 | 14,770 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 58,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Python;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | null | null | FerretDB
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Poetry | null | null | UV
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv;Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | architecture
link to hardware | 67,869 | 4 |
14,770 | 14,771 | 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 | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,771 | 14,772 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 38 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 44 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL | Elixir;F#;HTML/CSS;OCaml;Rust;Scala;SQL | F#;HTML/CSS;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Exercism
Exercism | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 120,000 | 8 |
14,772 | 14,773 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, QA or test | 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 | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 14 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;Cargo;New Relic;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;New Relic;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | I would not identify myself to be a vibe coder - though according to the Wikipedia definition it partially matches.
Nonetheless experience, good education and best practices are even more important as reviewing code is more challenging than writing it myself.
If we don't do this we generate tons of technical debt. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | New Relic | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Glean (Enterprise Agents) | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Usability, architecture, decision making. | 150,819 | 5 |
14,773 | 14,774 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Republic of Korea | KRW South Korean won | 5,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python;R;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | 3,675 | null |
14,774 | 14,775 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,775 | 14,776 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Company-sponsored forums | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Hell 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Being a good programer will still be valuable, to guide and asses the AI's output.
Also general problem solving, because you need to know what must be done to ask for it to the AI. | 37,125 | 8 |
14,776 | 14,777 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 45 | Retired | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Raku
Raku | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Podman | APT;Docker;Podman | APT;Docker;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Bulma,Cro
Bulma,Cro | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Documenting code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Skeptical analysis, ability to disregard what others consider fashionable | null | null |
14,777 | 14,778 | 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 | Attending school (full-time) | 6 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 415,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | VHDL, verilog, SystemVerilog
SystemVerilog | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | APT;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | nextflow, slurm
slurm, FuseSoC | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vitis, Vivado
Vitis, Vivado | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Arch;Fedora | Ubuntu;Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Somewhat, but not really. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 43,501 | null |
14,778 | 14,779 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | 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 | 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 | 4 |
14,779 | 14,780 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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;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 | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | LOL | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 9 |
14,780 | 14,781 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
A discussion/help forum (not discord) | Ethical concerns
Platform restrictions (Windows, GNU/Linux, macOS) | null | 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 | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Rust | Haskell
Haskell, Idris, Roc | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Eclipse;Neovim;VSCodium | Eclipse;Neovim;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Fedora | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Hacker News | null | null | Community-Discourse-Forums
Community-Discourse-Forums | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I don't do vibe coding, i'm not a professional developer. No, it is not part of my professional development work. | 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.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I think problem-solving and architecture questions will remain valuable, even if only to direct agents to fulfill the tasks humans planned out. | null | null |
14,781 | 14,782 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Student | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Costs are manageable
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 | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 10,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell | Python | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 11,601 | null |
14,782 | 14,783 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;Go;Java | C#;Java | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | React | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Spikes might be vibe coded, but that would only inform a more robust implementation | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem definition. It is still important to understand how to define and describe a problem whether a human or an AI will be resolving the problem. | 102,106 | 9 |
14,783 | 14,784 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 74,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle | NA
NA | null | Docker;npm | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vercel;Yarn | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jdeveloper
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;ChromeOS | Windows | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
Lurking | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Communicating with the customers and stakeholders | 74,000 | 6 |
14,784 | 14,785 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I always try to use LLMs as supporting tools to help me create something, not ask them to do it by themselves. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving skills, at some point, the problem needs to be broken down, in order for the tools to understan waht needs to be done. | 29,004 | 7 |
14,785 | 14,786 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | 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 | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 18,000 | Yes | Elixir | Elixir | Elixir | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The same that have been until now.
Writing code, problem solving, documenting, etc... | 20,883 | 6 |
14,786 | 14,787 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
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 | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | C;C++;Java;Python | C;C++;Java;Python | C;C++;Java;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, and it never will be. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Soft skills such as people management and just generally being able to accurately describe your work | null | 10 |
14,787 | 14,788 | 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 | null | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Ruby;Rust;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Rust | NA
Rulebook (github.com/rl-language/rlc) | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vercel | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | uv, OpenTofu
uv, OpenTofu | Yes | Deno;Django;Flask;Next.js;Spring Boot | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Arch | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | HedgeDoc
HedgeDoc | 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 Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I sometimes use vibe coding to write small scripts to do one-off non-critical automation | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 55,687 | null |
14,788 | 14,789 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 3 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | S4HANA
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;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Confluence;Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | 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, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 55,687 | 8 |
14,789 | 14,790 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Android;iOS | GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Accuracy | 35,949 | null |
14,790 | 14,791 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
14,791 | 14,792 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 8 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 0 | Yes | C;Go;Swift | C;Go;Swift | C;Go;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Homebrew | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Go
Go | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | 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);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
14,792 | 14,793 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,632,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C++;Java;Python;SQL | C;C++;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip | Docker;Gradle;Make | Docker;Gradle;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Promt writing, understanding LLM, best practices for analyse ready code in vulnerabilities | 39,113 | 5 |
14,793 | 14,794 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 | 6 |
14,794 | 14,795 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;FastAPI;Svelte;Axum | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | partially as i tend to always step in and fix the code it generated, it is not perfect to the point i just vibe to it | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;pgvector | litellm, openrouter | CrewAI;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | knowing how to develop is still crucial even if you get ai generated code, you still have to be a barrier for what they generate, most of the times the solutions ar suboptimal and you need to iterate over | 162,421 | 2 |
14,795 | 14,796 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | null | null |
14,796 | 14,797 | 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) | 5 | 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 | null | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
14,797 | 14,798 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | 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 |
14,798 | 14,799 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 43,400 | Yes | C#;Go | C#;Go;Rust;Zig | C#;Go | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, chatgpt and co use too much energy for them to be used responsibly and local models are still not good enough/require extravagant hardware | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving and structuring and refactoring code. AI will probably still take a long time to correctly abstract/reuse code efficiently | 50,350 | null |
14,799 | 14,800 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 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) | 1 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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