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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Litestar
Litestar | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | litestar, pyscript | null | Android;Fedora | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | Slack
NA | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
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terraform | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;New Relic;Terraform | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Notepad++;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Notepad++;Visual Studio;VSCodium | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Cassandra;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | Express;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Prompt engineering, adaptability, problem solving | 54,611 | 10 |
14,805 | 14,806 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Closed source software | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
Not being forced to use proprietary software | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL | C;PHP;Python | C;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
redict | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Homebrew | null | null | linode, apk
linode, apk | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | null | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | weak men create bad code. Bad code creates strong men. strong men create frameworks. frameworks create weak men.
We'll always need people who can fix the bad code | 125,000 | 7 |
14,806 | 14,807 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Project manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack | Composer;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | Laravel | null | laminas
laminas | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;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 | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | debugging | 99,194 | 9 |
14,807 | 14,808 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Perl;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Yes
| No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | null | 65,528 | 4 |
14,808 | 14,809 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | Room database
NA | Yes | npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;IBM Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, I started studying programming back in 2019 and then I mostly used StackOverflow and other similar websites, books and videos to study. Nowadays, almost 90% of this process is cut down to a single prompt. And its tailored explanations are very valuable, as usually they are quite easy to understand. The verification process is much faster as I already know what to search for. Writing code is much easier to begin with "Vibe coding" but as the project develops, I tend to rely more on my skills rather on AI's. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Basics of programming, code optimizing, security, understanding of highly complex solutions and codebases, low level programming. | null | null |
14,809 | 14,810 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | India | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Go;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;Supabase | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | AngularJS;ASP.NET;Deno;Django;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Lovable.dev;Windsurf;Zed | Bolt;Lovable.dev | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | its not part of my professional work but in my personal projects im definitely a vibe coder | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving | null | 8 |
14,810 | 14,811 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 141,700 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
Haxe | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | Primefaces
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 25,795 | 9 |
14,811 | 14,812 | 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 | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Books / Physical media | 9 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Chocolatey;Composer;Make;npm;Pip;Yarn | APT;Bun;Make;npm;Pip | APT;Bun;Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Blazor;Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | Nette
Nette | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;NixOS | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Gemma
Gemma | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 | Deep codebase understanding as well as understanding the fundamentals of how computers work, as well as being able to train and tailor AI. | 42,125 | null |
14,812 | 14,813 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 39 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | yml
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | MS Analysis Services
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | fine for getting started with a new technology, but to be effective you really have to be able to understand what the AI is giving you | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | understanding your users, what they want and how they use your software | 109,438 | 7 |
14,813 | 14,814 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 224,400 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | desire to grow own skills | 61,239 | 6 |
14,814 | 14,815 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 4 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 1,440,000 | Yes | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | Go;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | Go;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB | Cassandra;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vercel | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Next.js;React | Laravel;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI 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 | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no its not and in the future i'm not planning to vibe code. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | design decisions in code | 4,796 | 4 |
14,815 | 14,816 | 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 (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);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 41,000 | Yes | C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | C;COBOL;JavaScript;TypeScript | C;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | null | 47,566 | null |
14,816 | 14,817 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | 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 | 24 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Iceland | ISK Icelandic krona | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Perl;Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | Clickhouse;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs
NA | Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
14,817 | 14,818 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 45 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Delphi;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Delphi;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 9 |
14,818 | 14,819 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | Elixir;Erlang;Lua;SQL | Rust;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Zed | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Debian | MacOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Leaning more heavily on AI tools as they become more accurate and iterate more quickly. | 175,000 | null |
14,819 | 14,820 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 148,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python | Go;Java;MATLAB;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja;Pip | null | null | CMake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | Vibe coding is absolutely not part of my workflow. The only time I use AI is when generating short snippets of a specific thing I'd like to do. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Architecting full systems that are written in a way that is understandable. | 148,000 | 7 |
14,820 | 14,821 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Project manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle | MongoDB;Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | null | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | architecture, code optimisation, clean code | 63,808 | null |
14,821 | 14,822 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | 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 Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | hopefully | 61,264 | 5 |
14,822 | 14,823 | 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.) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | 20 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 550,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot;Vue.js | React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Quarkus
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Markdown File;Wikis | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | mkdocs
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes a complement. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development 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 | 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 | ServiceNow | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture and software design. Coding is one thing but building coherent solution is something else. | 401,271 | 10 |
14,823 | 14,824 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 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 | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,824 | 14,825 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 8 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;F#;GDScript;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Rust;TypeScript | kakoune, nix, fish, svelte
kakoune, nix, fish, svelte, haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Ninja;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Pacman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Svelte;Vue.js | Svelte | solidjs
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | helix, kakoune
helix, kakoune | Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | codeberg
codeberg, gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack | matrix, irc
matrix, irc | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | interpersonal communication | null | null |
14,825 | 14,826 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 20 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio | Cursor;Visual Studio | Cursor;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging, use of code or implementation order | null | 6 |
14,826 | 14,827 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 34 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 10,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Pip | Docker;Ninja;Pip | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | null | My own, based on built-in python http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
My own, based on built-in python http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | slack
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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | jetbrains full line completion
jetbrains full line completion | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Somewhat yes, mostly short pieces of code only | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;Other (please specify): | analytical thinking, critical thinking, ability to read the code, ability to describe the problem for AI, any non-AI lookup skills | 10,000 | 5 |
14,827 | 14,828 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 4 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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 | 1 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | No | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 1 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;R;Ruby;Rust;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Datomic;MySQL | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;RAG | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Exchange | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack | null | Galileo | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to learn best practices | CODING | null | null |
14,828 | 14,829 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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) | 17 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 59,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;PowerShell | D
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 | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 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 | 68,449 | 6 |
14,829 | 14,830 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Books / Physical media | 5 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | 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 |
14,830 | 14,831 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make | Docker;Homebrew | Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | LinkedIn;Medium | LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | 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 | Nö | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Prioritize | null | 8 |
14,831 | 14,832 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 104,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Go;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Snowflake | DuckDB;MySQL;Snowflake | MySQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Developing complex custom solutions for specific business problems. | 104,000 | 8 |
14,832 | 14,833 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 40 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Perl | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lisp;Perl;Prolog;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Perl | NA
Smalltalk | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman | Docker;Gradle;Make;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js;React | AngularJS;Node.js;React | AngularJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Arch | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | X Grok models | X Grok models | X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it is not, | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Formal logic, team playing. | null | 10 |
14,833 | 14,834 | 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 | 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 | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 46 | Yes | Groovy;JavaScript;Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | neo4j
neo4j | Yes | Docker;Gradle | Docker;Ninja | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | no | No, but I 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | being able to judge what is high quality and what is not | 53 | 5 |
14,834 | 14,835 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;OCaml;Prolog;Rust | null | null | Rocq/Coq
Rocq/Coq | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;VSCodium | Cursor;Neovim;VSCodium | Cursor;Neovim;VSCodium | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | null | 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 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 improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | ChatGPT | 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 | null | null | 8 |
14,835 | 14,836 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above;Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,836 | 14,837 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 26 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;VBA | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | CMake
CMake | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery | Angular;AngularJS;Django;jQuery | Django;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | Eclipse;Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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, 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | 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 | Primarily the skill to abstract a customer-given task/requirement into the space of computable problems. | null | 10 |
14,837 | 14,838 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Perl;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | 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 | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 180,000 | 9 |
14,838 | 14,839 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 7 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;Java;Kotlin;Lua;R;Ruby;Rust;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vercel | APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;X;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;X;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Never .. and No.
| No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Back-End integration with Front-End, troubleshooting, GameDevelopment, Cybersecurity, | null | 6 |
14,839 | 14,840 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 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) | 5 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 10 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | Yes | Dart;Kotlin;Python | Go;JavaScript;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yup sometimes i just write how in general the code, and implemented on my project | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity, personalization, | null | 7 |
14,840 | 14,841 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Java;Kotlin | C#;Kotlin | C#;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | 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 | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | 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 | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all, I write all my code myself | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Planning software architecture, data modelling, collecting user requirements | 40,605 | 8 |
14,841 | 14,842 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | null | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 6,800,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it's not part of my professional development work. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Security, Problem Solving, Logic building | 23,879 | 7 |
14,842 | 14,843 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Dominican Republic | DOP Dominican peso | 360,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip | Docker;npm;Pip | Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;React | Astro;React;Vue.js | React | NA
NA | Yes | Lovable.dev;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | GitTea, Taiga, AnyType
GitTea, AnyType | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok 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 | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 6,087 | 10 |
14,843 | 14,844 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | NA
Amazon cdk | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sure but the term vibe coding as defined today in Wikipedia is quite broad | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 the business problem to solve
Coming up with or implementing new technologies | 69,609 | 8 |
14,844 | 14,845 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Books / Physical media | 28 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;Fortran;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Perl;Python;Ruby;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | null | No, not really | null | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | null | 10 |
14,845 | 14,846 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
14,846 | 14,847 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 14,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
Uiua | Yes | Cassandra;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Pip | Gradle;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony | Angular;Django;jQuery | Angular;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging code, quickly understanding code, simplifying code. | 16,706 | 9 |
14,847 | 14,848 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Books / Physical media | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | null | null | Bazel
Bazel | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Test and verification. We need to verify AI generated code. | 73,375 | 9 |
14,848 | 14,849 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 6 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,849 | 14,850 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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 | 13 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | SQL | C#;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;Visual Basic (.Net) | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No it is not part of my development work. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | data solution / debug operational issue | 44,086 | 3 |
14,850 | 14,851 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 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 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 68,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | RStudio
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Maybe | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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 automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Planning and problem solving | 68,000 | null |
14,851 | 14,852 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 42,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Ollama | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | 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 | null | 57,179 | 10 |
14,852 | 14,853 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
Unneccesary AI | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | C#;Python | C#;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | New Relic;NuGet;Pip | NuGet;Pip | NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio | PyCharm;Visual Studio | PyCharm;Visual Studio | Thonny
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Microsoft Copilot, Meta AI
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Other (write in):
Find a question similar to my own in order to find an answer to my question | 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;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 | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
14,853 | 14,854 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Books / Physical media | 5 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
Java Fx | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 12,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB | InfluxDB | InfluxDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Django | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitLab | null | null | 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 | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Testing code | null | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | foul transetion in all languits | 13,922 | null |
14,854 | 14,855 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | null | 12 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 54,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn | Parceljs
Parceljs | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | 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);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase | null | null | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 73,516 | 7 |
14,855 | 14,856 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 41,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;React | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Fedora | Debian;Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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;Other (write in): | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | work with nich technologie | 47,566 | 8 |
14,856 | 14,857 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 600,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding good design principles as it relates to the type of product being developed and the standards the company has defined. | 600,000 | 7 |
14,857 | 14,858 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Make;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Make;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | Notion | Notion | Notion | 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 | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Generating small applications and exemple data that are useful to test the main app but will never be deployed. Ex: small TCP servers | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 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 | Global architectures, user documentation, privacy-sensitive work, actual knowledge of the technology used | 40,605 | 8 |
14,858 | 14,859 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Tunisia | TND Tunisian dinar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | null |
14,859 | 14,860 | 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 | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 2 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;Rust | null | Apex
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Terraform;Vite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Markdown File | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Not even close | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 85,000 | 3 |
14,860 | 14,861 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Data engineer | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | null | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
14,861 | 14,862 | 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 | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 27 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 68,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;MSBuild;Ninja | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 78,890 | 7 |
14,862 | 14,863 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 1,020,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Supabase;Vercel;Yarn | Bun;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;Next.js;React | Blazor;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;RustRover;Vim | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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 | Debuging and innovation
| 7,895 | 7 |
14,863 | 14,864 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 82,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | null | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I wouldn't take responsibility for code generated by LLM. They are mostly unable to generate anything sensible for a project as big as I work on. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Responsibility, caution, attention to best practices, communication skills | 22,596 | 8 |
14,864 | 14,865 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | 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 | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | ActionScript3
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Ruby on Rails | Django;Ruby on Rails | Django;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 200,000 | 5 |
14,865 | 14,866 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 62,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;R | PowerShell;Python;R | PowerShell;Python;R | NA
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Pip;Prometheus | Chocolatey;Docker | Chocolatey;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | RStudio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;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;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I have to look at work from collegues who have used AI for coding related problems. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 71,929 | 8 |
14,866 | 14,867 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,867 | 14,868 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 38 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 201,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Go;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All | 54,853 | 7 |
14,868 | 14,869 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 12 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust;Swift;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | If im not in the mood that day to do anything sure. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | MCP servers | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | Redis;ChromaDB;Pinecone | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging | 41,515 | 8 |
14,869 | 14,870 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | 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 | 10 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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14,870 | 14,871 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 5 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | 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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14,871 | 14,872 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Django | null | Phoenix LiveView
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | null | null | Basecamp
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to read, understand, and troubleshoot code. | 145,000 | 10 |
14,872 | 14,873 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 125,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | Bicep
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 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 | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Making apps secure | 145,018 | 8 |
14,873 | 14,874 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 16 | Data engineer | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 3,456,789 | Yes | Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | null | FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cline and/or Roo | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no. | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | yes | 4,706,124 | 6 |
14,874 | 14,875 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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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14,875 | 14,876 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 33,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm | Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Podman;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Symfony | Astro;Fastify | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Zed | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | MCP servers;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 collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;supabase | null | IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Snyk | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Bolt.new;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev | 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 | self taught | 33,000 | 7 |
14,876 | 14,877 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 88,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Flutter
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Reddit | Discord;Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Architecture, code structure, domain modeling, large scale refactorings. | 119,805 | 3 |
14,877 | 14,878 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 4 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,878 | 14,879 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React;Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Pop!_OS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, is throwing spaghetti at a wall cooking ? | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep understanding what the code does | 110,000 | 8 |
14,879 | 14,880 | 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.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;VBA | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Engineering skills. Striking the right balance between various factors when making decisions about code changes. Planning and understanding how decisions can affect future development. | 87,550 | 6 |
14,880 | 14,881 | 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) | 5 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 9 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,881 | 14,882 | 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.) | 4 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Lua;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Lua;Ruby;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Pulumi
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;React;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Rubymine
Rubymine | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication | 52,207 | null |
14,882 | 14,883 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 9 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 600,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;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 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Little bit, not at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Developers are the reason why AI tools exist in the first place, so their presence and continued work is their most valuable asset. | 15,149 | 8 |
14,883 | 14,884 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | null | In-person | No | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 31,680 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;C++;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Ninja | Ninja | Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | try to avoid | 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 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 collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | understand the code, the core of the language and not listen stupidly to the AI | 36,753 | 9 |
14,884 | 14,885 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
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 | 14 | 5 | Jordan | JOD Jordanian dinar | 18,300 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | F#;Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Supabase;Cockroachdb;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 25,811 | 7 |
14,885 | 14,886 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 75,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | 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 | 75,000 | 6 |
14,886 | 14,887 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 43,000 | Yes | C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;Python;R;TypeScript | C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;OCaml;Python;R;Rust | C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Chocolatey;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | Chocolatey;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | 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
Nothing bellow this is relevant | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is difficult in my particular case as everything is highly integrated and the current LLMS Copilot, etc. Don't fully grasp what is dependent in what way. Leading it to create code that simply doesn't work. | 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.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding | 49,886 | 6 |
14,887 | 14,888 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | 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);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 1,300,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js | Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Clickup;Coda;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Clickup;Linear;Notion | Clickup;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Vertex AI | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | they need to be able to create better prompts, integratins AI agents, creting MCP | 68,431 | 7 |
14,888 | 14,889 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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14,889 | 14,890 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 20 | 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, game or graphics | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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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14,890 | 14,891 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 17 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 173,849 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;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 | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Personalized agent creation | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | Software analysis, Software design | 173,849 | 9 |
14,891 | 14,892 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
Integration capabilities | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Amazon Bedrock;visionOS | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Kaggle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Critical thinking, software design, QA | 81,210 | 9 |
14,892 | 14,893 | 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 | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 44,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Javaserver Faces, Vaadin
GraalVM (webassembly) | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
hang out on meta | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | If it ever would become that, I would go sell sandwiches instead. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All. Even if a proper AI actually comes to exist within the next 3-5 years, developers will still need to do their job properly to deal with the conveniently ignored but very much present multiple layers of foundation built with extreme legacy tools and code that requires brain power to understand, manage, maintain and improve. The world of the Jetsons is still decades away. | 51,046 | 6 |
14,893 | 14,894 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | 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 | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Go;Python | Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | OVHcloud
OVHcloud | Yes | null | null | null | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Claude Code | Claude Code | Claude Code | Emacs
Emacs | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | 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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Critical thinking; knowledge of codebase & coding language. | 69,609 | 5 |
14,894 | 14,895 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 8 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | sure | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | to be able to understand/read the code | 7,776 | null |
14,895 | 14,896 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;Java | HTML/CSS;Java | NA
Clojure | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
Quarkus | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;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 | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Sometimes yes, mostly when I'm starting a new project and need a quick prototype. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking and understanding the real business problem that needs to be solved. Often business people tell the developers the solution they want, without even knowing which problem they want solved. | 81,210 | 4 |
14,896 | 14,897 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Elixir;Python;SQL | Elixir;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing 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 | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 76,570 | 10 |
14,897 | 14,898 | 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 | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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 | 27 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL;Zig | Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;React | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim | Claude Code;Vim | Claude Code;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Debian | Debian | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 217,826 | 9 |
14,898 | 14,899 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | Eleventy
Eleventy | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | 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 | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nope. | 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.;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. | 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 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 | Teamplayer, product expertise, architecture | 98,612 | null |
14,899 | 14,900 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, game or graphics | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,500,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;PowerShell;R;Rust | Assembly;C;C#;C++;R | Assembly;C;C#;C++;R | Haskell
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Make;MSBuild;NuGet | Make;MSBuild;NuGet | cmake
cmake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;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 | absolutely 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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All skills that are valuable today. | 117,014 | 10 |
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