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1,500 | 1,501 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 14 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 3 | Spain | CAD Canadian dollar | 40,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Erlang;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;Perl;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Deno;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | kakoune
kakoune | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | GitLab;Google Colab | GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 29,183 | null |
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip | MSBuild;Ninja | MSBuild;Ninja | Cmake
Cmake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | null | Developing specialized expertise
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NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Pip | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Splunk | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express | NestJS;Next.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Ask a question
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Nuxt.js;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;WebStorm | Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All skills will, blindly trusting AI code is about the worst idea I can think of. Trust but verify, which requires those same skills as writing the code. Its more a potential time saver than anything else. | 110,000 | 9 |
1,504 | 1,505 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 720,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Go;Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, because i know code | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 111,975 | 6 |
1,505 | 1,506 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 30 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Elixir;Go;Ruby;SQL | C#;C++ | C#;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Ninja | Cloudflare;Docker;Ninja | Cloudflare;Docker;Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Ruby on Rails | NA
htmx | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Windsurf | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Notion;Redmine | Redmine | Redmine | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | X | X | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos | null | No, not at all | 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;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | sometimes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 170,000 | null |
1,506 | 1,507 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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) | 3 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Solves real problems! | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 9 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Firebase;Netlify;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Azure
Azure | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | BitBucket
BitBucket | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Of course. Why would I hire a front-end developer or a web designer if I can do it faster, prettier and completely with AI? AIs are still far from replacing back-end developers, but front-end? Already did! | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT;Tabnine;Replit;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The hability of converting real problems into coding solutions. Use code in your own favor to save time, money and provide convenience. | null | null |
1,507 | 1,508 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 10 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 7 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 193,200 | Yes | C#;SQL | C++;Dart;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;Databricks SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;NestJS;Next.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. AI can generate small PoCs products only, no way a current AI model can develop secure, scaleable and mantainable applications for millions of active users. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Maybe for mid-level or seniors developers will be necessary for solving complex task specially related to architecture design and translation of business rules to code. Juniors can be negatively affected. | 35,169 | 5 |
1,508 | 1,509 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | India | INR Indian rupee | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Rust;SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cargo | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Debian;Arch;Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Slack (public channels, not work) | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | NO | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Python, Cloud computing, dev ops, ai, ml | null | null |
1,509 | 1,510 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Serbia | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte;WordPress | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Software industry is at its highest era of nonsense…. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Logical reasoning | null | null |
1,510 | 1,511 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | Lisp | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Podman | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitHub;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | 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 | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | 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 about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | For me, it is good for using as a person-substitute to converse with and talk about how to improve code and other even higher-level ideas to try. I use the generated code as a starting point. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to think logically and navigate multiple options for your task will be paramount. If you don't like doing this with people currently, you won't with A.I. either. | 105,000 | null |
1,511 | 1,512 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 846,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
gitea | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code | null | Search for answers | Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The same ones as today: the ability to make better decisions, due to the access to more context, more information. The AI tools would not have that. | 131,570 | 7 |
1,512 | 1,513 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | AI/ML engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 45 | 43 | India | USD United States dollar | 35,000 | Yes | C#;F#;Go;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | Java | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens | Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Twitch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Customer service support | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 | null | null | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;OpenRouter;Smol-AGI;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;Martian;Smolagents | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus | null | AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | ai programming | 35,000 | 10 |
1,513 | 1,514 | 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 | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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) | 36 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 97,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
none of these | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 112,534 | 9 |
1,514 | 1,515 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Vite;Yarn | Vite;Yarn | winget
winget | Yes | Deno;Next.js;React;Svelte | Deno;React;Svelte | Deno;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Fuck no. Burn it all with fire. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of it? This AI bubble is gonna pop eventually, just like the blockchain bubble did. You're never not going to need a programmer to turn what a project manager says into something that actually works. | 65,663 | 7 |
1,515 | 1,516 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 40 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 14,400 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No vibe coding is garbage, it produces unmaintainable opaque garbage for people with no skill to understand and spot the stupid AI hallucinations and obvious long known bad practices that AI models still push, because AI models are auto-trained on beginners submissions or questions from forums with very poor code quality and no human oversight to sort the mess before it make its way into models. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;AgentGPT;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Real computer science education only to people that really enjoy and care. There are too many people in the field that got there because it used to pay well but who lack a sincere motivation and involvement, and or people with insufficient logic, insufficient math skills, insufficient IQ. developing and software engineering are intellectually demanding. | 16,706 | null |
1,516 | 1,517 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 8 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Qt
Qt | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Qdrant | null | Haystack | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;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 | All of them. AI is just a tool; not a replacement. | 98,612 | 7 |
1,517 | 1,518 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 7 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | React;WordPress | React;WordPress | Slim PHP
Slim PHP | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Slack
Slack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I've heard this term but it was too trendy for me to even consider looking up what it means. I suspect, given the name, I'll dislike it and the kind of person who does it. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Understanding the big picture; understanding why an approach is good or not; skills relating to how other devs might use my code (to comment or not); architecture that is adapted sufficiently to customer needs (which often change with time) | 58,007 | 10 |
1,518 | 1,519 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 780,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not at all. Horrible | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 81,761 | 8 |
1,519 | 1,520 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 | 36 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Banking/Financial Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Russian Federation | USD United States dollar | 99,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
Vertica | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | pnpm;Vite | pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | RubyMine
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Complete tasks. Complete tasks with minimum bugs. | 99,000 | 7 |
1,520 | 1,521 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Couchbase
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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 | a huge part of my work today is vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | Ollama | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | Cursor IDE | 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 | null | null | 9 |
1,521 | 1,522 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;Java;Python;SQL | C;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Red Hat | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | I feel though AI could promise to generate functional working code, Writing clean code takes discipline and knowledge accumulated through our experience. The advantage we might have over AI is this knowledge and experience which will enable us to write efficient, optimized, secure, reliable and maintainable code. Probably for anyone who is willing to use AI for doing their coding tasks I feel it would be an advantage if they still have knowledge of the tech stack they are using so that they can articulate their needs precisely to get the maximum efficiency from AI. The more idea they have about the tech stack they use the more efficiency they can get out of AI and funnily enough to have this knowledge of the tech stack they must have done hands on work without AI for considerable time. | null | 5 |
1,522 | 1,523 | 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.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | C++;Elixir;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;Clickhouse | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Clickhouse | DuckDB;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Ninja;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | null | 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. | 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. | 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 | 136,450 | 5 |
1,523 | 1,524 | 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 | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
It does what I need | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Nomadic | EUR European Euro | 113,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Somewhat | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | 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. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub 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 | 131,097 | 7 |
1,524 | 1,525 | 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.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 14 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 163,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Perl;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic | Digital Ocean;Firebase;Homebrew | Digital Ocean;Firebase;Homebrew | Swift Package Manager
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | Nope | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry;New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Writing clear code, handling complex systems, and understanding security trade offs | 163,000 | 6 |
1,525 | 1,526 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 11 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pacman | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora;Pop!_OS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to understand broader context, ethics, client relationship, code review | null | null |
1,526 | 1,527 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 17 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;Go;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Mojo | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | Siemens SCL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Homebrew;Make;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Homebrew;Make;Pacman;Pip | CMake
Cmake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;RAG | c++23;RAG | c++23;RAG | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Robotics | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server;LangMem | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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 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 | Architectural design | 40,605 | 6 |
1,527 | 1,528 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Kotlin;Swift | Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker | Digital Ocean;Docker | Digital Ocean;Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Xcode autocompletion models
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 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 | Debugging, developing software architecture, code review. Coding may be partially replaced by AI. Documentation and something like test generation, I think, will be done by AI tools | 100,000 | 9 |
1,528 | 1,529 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 13 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
Haskell | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Deno;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I use AI LLMs like search engines/helpers, not as the main pilot. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | Language processing;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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;Neo4j;supabase;pgvector | null | IBM watsonx.ai;Ollama;OpenRouter;Zapier | null | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Tabnine;Replit | Kite | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Complex problem solving and breaking complex steps into simpler forms. | null | 8 |
1,529 | 1,530 | 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 | 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) | 27 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
good documentation | Other (please specify):
bad documentation | Energy | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;React | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | unseratanding problems and business knowlegde | null | 7 |
1,530 | 1,531 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | 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 | 2 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 82,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Splunk;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;pnpm;Splunk;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm;Splunk;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | React;Vue.js | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Monday.com | GitLab;Google Workspace;Monday.com | GitLab;Google Workspace;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;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 trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | UI/UX, CI/CD, and Infrastructure. | 82,000 | 10 |
1,531 | 1,532 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time);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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | C;C++;GDScript;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;GDScript;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;npm;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Vue.js | Express;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Android | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, committing code you didn't write and/or don't completely understand is irresponsible. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being able to understand and debug code AI generated code. The value of system architecture and engineering will also definitely go up. The ability to optimize AI generated code and a deep understand of the internals of languages for building the most optimal code. | null | 7 |
1,532 | 1,533 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | France | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only for debugging or for specific problem | 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 compare different solutions | understand what we're doing
| 34,804 | 8 |
1,533 | 1,534 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 24 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | TypeScript | Progress 4GL
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Snowflake | Dynamodb | Progress
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim | Claude Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | 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 | Long-form articles;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 | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It's good for fast prototyping of ideas for new features. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Customer service support | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | 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 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 | Fully understanding the problems at hand and making sure that the we provide solutions that actually address those problems. Also being able to debug and problem solve. | 110,000 | 4 |
1,534 | 1,535 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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) | 7 | Data or business analyst | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Rust;Swift;TypeScript | null | SAS
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | null | Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;VSCodium | Claude Code;Xcode | null | R Studio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | 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 | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 80,000 | null |
1,535 | 1,536 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
Presence of AI | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 20,200 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion;Wikis | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, vibe coding is one of the dumbest things to come out of the LLM industry. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | AI tools will never replace humans in serious projects. | 5,513 | 6 |
1,536 | 1,537 | 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | man
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture and large codebases bulot for long support | null | null |
1,537 | 1,538 | 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) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 638,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React;Spring Boot | React | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Aider;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File;Notion | Readme.com
Readme.com | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Wide vision of how the whole system is connected, know how to explain to AI what you want and find the gaps in your explanation that can affect the final result, recognize that the code will solve the business problem. | 116,212 | 8 |
1,538 | 1,539 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 39 | Applied scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Delphi;Python;R;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;NuGet | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | 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;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 105,000 | 6 |
1,539 | 1,540 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 40 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;New Relic;npm;Webpack | Composer;Digital Ocean;npm;Vite;Webpack | Composer;Digital Ocean;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I don't trust it. I also wouldn't want to put massive amounts of code I haven't read myself into production. It's too risky. I'd rather go at a slower pace and know that my code is robust, and when I hit problems I know the codebase well enough to debug it. I think vibe coding for mock-ups and demos is a great idea, but for production I think it's insane. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Cody | Codeium / Windsurf | 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 | Problem solving will remain a human task, I expect. Understanding the relative importance of sometimes conflicting needs, such as business requirements and budgets, is something that should be controlled by a human directing an AI to write code to meet a requirement. | 68,071 | 5 |
1,540 | 1,541 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 7 | Algeria | EUR European Euro | 18,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | YAML
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React;WordPress | Flask;React | Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Fedora | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Selecting the Optimal Approach | 20,883 | 10 |
1,541 | 1,542 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
Documentation | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 255,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Perl;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;R;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;R;SQL | NA
Julia | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB;Snowflake;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Vim | Vim | Copilot
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking
Skepticism
| 255,000 | 3 |
1,542 | 1,543 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 33 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Ninja;Podman | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | APT;Docker;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | 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 | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, no, NO, HELL NO, NEVER, I WOULD RATHER DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understanding what they are doing | null | 3 |
1,543 | 1,544 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 21 | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java
Java | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Quarkus
Quarkus | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | 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 | Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Other (write in): | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 | LangMem | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 10 |
1,544 | 1,545 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 20 | Product manager | 20 to 99 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database | Firebase Realtime Database | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm | Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React | 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 | Windows;Android | MacOS;iOS | Asana;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Asana;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | 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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, I use vibe coding tools daily | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep understanding of underlying tech architecture and how things work.
Programming patterns and common issues, especially with complex software | 92,812 | null |
1,545 | 1,546 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | Express;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 0 |
1,546 | 1,547 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 97,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase | Cargo;Firebase | Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Not sure. | 71,134 | 6 |
1,547 | 1,548 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite | Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vite | Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;Node.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
1,548 | 1,549 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 9 | Nicaragua | USD United States dollar | 73,000 | Yes | C++;MATLAB;Python;R | JavaScript | null | NA
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | Django;Flask | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not so much, from time time, I use vibe code to accelerate some task that are concern with web scrapping, much of the time for getting css or xpath elements | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Knowing how to code will be always valuable. You cannot rely 100% on IA, you have to take your part of responsability as developer, that's why you are a developer, otherwise you will be a requester and copy-paster. | 73,000 | null |
1,549 | 1,550 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 25 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 3,000,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Poetry;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Arch;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Tabnine;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 140,417 | 8 |
1,550 | 1,551 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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 | 21 | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 579,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Kotlin;Rust;SQL | Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | Gradle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | CoPilot
CoPilot | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Rarely. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | 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 | To gather correct requirements and develop what the customer actually wants | 60,755 | 7 |
1,551 | 1,552 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Assembly;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Blazor;Django;Node.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Hashnode | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | When i need to create test data vibe coding is my go to | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | 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 | Ability to write good prompts | 52,207 | 9 |
1,552 | 1,553 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Delphi;Java;SQL | C#;Delphi;SQL | C#;Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Interbase,Firebird
Interbase,Firebird | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Delphi
Delphi | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I write the code myself faster than formulating the prompt | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to 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 | Formulating the requirement | 116,015 | 10 |
1,553 | 1,554 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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 required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | null | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | Canada | USD United States dollar | 89,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2 | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;NestJS;Next.js | Express;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Debian | Airtable;Coda;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;Hashnode;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | X;Kaggle;YouTube | X;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I'm getting to integrate it in my daily workflow | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis;Neo4j;ChromaDB | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;arize | null | Auto-GPT;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | null | 89,000 | 9 |
1,554 | 1,555 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 71,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Snowflake | null | Sybase
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;jQuery;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Fundamental understanding of code. | 96,660 | 10 |
1,555 | 1,556 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has 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.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | All | null | 5 |
1,556 | 1,557 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 7 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Fedora | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Message Boards;Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it's not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | 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 | Critical thinking, ability to communicate effectively, problem solving skills | null | 6 |
1,557 | 1,558 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 22 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | 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 | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | Ansible;Gradle;Prometheus | Ansible;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 98,612 | 9 |
1,558 | 1,559 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 12 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Zig | C#;C++;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
1,559 | 1,560 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js | Express;Laravel;Node.js;WordPress | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Partial part of my 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | I believe certain core skills will still remain valuable like problem solving and system thinking, domain expertise, communication and collaboration, software architecture and design to name a few | 646 | null |
1,560 | 1,561 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 1,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | Fly.io
Fly.io | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js | FastAPI;Flask | NA
SolidJS | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;RAG | RAG | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Airtable;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Obsidian | Clickup;Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | design thinking, analytical thinking, system design, culture, learning, community building | 98,827 | 6 |
1,561 | 1,562 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
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 | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 186,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python | C#;C++ | C#;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ninja;Pip | Ninja | Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Clion
Clion | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, only a small pieces of code are generated. Then the hard part is to connect them to the whole working system and it must be done by a human | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Communicating your ideas, defining requirements, reading and understanding the natural text, English language proficiency | 50,759 | 9 |
1,562 | 1,563 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | No
No | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | No
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | No
No | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | YouTube | null | No
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architectural, choosing the best fit tools or technology, innovation | null | null |
1,563 | 1,564 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 11 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Other (please specify):
Making friends with coworkers | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 132,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking and actual deep understanding of an application, codebase, or other complex entity, particularly those which were created completely by humans prior to the use of any AI or vibe coding. | 132,000 | 1 |
1,564 | 1,565 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | Project manager | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 400 | 80 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;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 | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, I often vibe-code | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | 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 | Manage large code bases. AI tends to loose the helicopter view. It's also about impossible to make AI have a good business and governance understanding | 116,015 | null |
1,565 | 1,566 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 27 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Hosted in Europe | 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 | 7 | 30 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT | JetBrains Junie | 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 | Maintaining Complexity | 74,249 | 8 |
1,566 | 1,567 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 29 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;TypeScript | Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding of technologies and tools, problem solving skills | 121,815 | 9 |
1,567 | 1,568 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift | Lua;MicroPython | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Podman | null | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
1,568 | 1,569 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 2 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access | Microsoft Access;MySQL | Microsoft Access | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | null | null | null | 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;IT operations | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | null |
1,569 | 1,570 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 225,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip | Cargo;Datadog;Google Cloud | Cargo;Datadog;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Helix
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Fuck no. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding the business concerns for a system. Designing architecture that solves the actual problems that will be encountered. | 225,000 | 8 |
1,570 | 1,571 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 4 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
Haskell | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;React | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Job board | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, analysis, security considerations, design, domain knowledge, communication. | 44,480 | 7 |
1,571 | 1,572 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Data engineer | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | Brazil | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Pacman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Pacman;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really, but could easily be. I still like to check everything thoroughly. AI mostly helps with simple and repetitive stuff, such as unit tests. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | Galileo | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Glean (Enterprise Agents) | 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 | Soft skills, in particular people and leadership ones. Also can be summed up in the famous IBM phrase: "A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision." | null | 7 |
1,572 | 1,573 | 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.) | 23 | 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;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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 28 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 275,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Crystal, Odin
Crystal, Odin | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Other (write in):
i only use SO to read answers. I don't do anything below. at all. | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, I use the process here and there for proof of concepts and greenfield implementations. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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. | 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 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 | Github actions | null | VS Code??? | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | Graphite | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Higher order thinking (architecture, planning, writing use cases). Someone's gotta direct the robot. | 275,000 | 10 |
1,573 | 1,574 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby | C;Go;Python | NA
Haskell | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Splunk;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean | Digital Ocean | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React | Django;Ruby on Rails | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | A little bit | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Subject matter expertise; working in large, existing codebases; critical thinking | 165,000 | 6 |
1,574 | 1,575 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 24 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | In my own words, "lmao fuck no" | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Better context processing, the ability to make better intuitive leaps of deduction, and ironically considering that AI is computers, the ability to actually logically reason something out from first principles and make sure it actually makes sense and 'computes' (pun intended), rather than just sounding good. | 150,000 | null |
1,575 | 1,576 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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 | Somehow | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | Langchain | Semantic Kernel;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | We will still need to finely understand users needs to develop something that is actually useful. | 69,609 | 10 |
1,576 | 1,577 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 195,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim | Cursor;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | A little, though rarely without manual editing, and usually with multiple iterations | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Being able to understand and describe complex problems, ability to carefully review code, troubleshooting and debugging, translating product requirements into what needs to be built, communicating and negotiating with non-technical stakeholders, high-level decision-making around architecture | 195,000 | 6 |
1,577 | 1,578 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 41 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;SQL;Swift;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;Pip | MSBuild | MSBuild | Why do you list make but not cmake? Cmake, Conan
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
HeidiDB | null | null | null | null | Zig, C++20 | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Fundamental computer science will always be relevant. AI doesn't know much of your context, and is also unable to fully sort its input into valuable and useless advice. | 81,210 | 6 |
1,578 | 1,579 | 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.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Other (please specify):
Pass. | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C++;PowerShell;Python | C++;Rust;Swift | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Conan, vcpkg
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | Daily or almost daily | Message Boards | null | 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;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | The definition of vibe coding should always mean the definition is no. "A key part of the definition of vibe coding is that the user accepts code without full understanding." People keep leaving that part out, but it's at least in the article, as part of the definition. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Reading and writing code. The job as it is today isn't going away because of AI. | 120,000 | 7 |
1,579 | 1,580 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Nano;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Nano;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora | Windows;Debian;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. It is mostly a waste of time as you have to keep prompting again and again to get it to do what you want. I would rather just write the code myself to save time. | 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 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ability to formulate their own solutions from first principles, without AI | null | 8 |
1,580 | 1,581 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Swift;Visual Basic (.Net) | Swift | Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | not yet | null | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
1,581 | 1,582 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;NuGet;Splunk | Docker;npm;NuGet;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | partially | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Communicating with customers. Again, I do not like the question begged in the premise here... | 145,000 | 4 |
1,582 | 1,583 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Other (write in):
Find solutions | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No I don't vibe code, instead I search for specialised ask only when needed. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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. | Redis;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity | 15,111 | 3 |
1,583 | 1,584 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | 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 | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | BigQuery;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;Spring Boot | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | Emacs
Emacs | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | 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. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Code design, architecture, best practices, readability, robustness, modularity, performance. | null | 8 |
1,584 | 1,585 | 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 new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 23 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Arch;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Software architecture, communication | 92,812 | 7 |
1,585 | 1,586 | 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.);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 13 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Perl;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Lua;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;Snowflake;SQLite | Oracle;SQLite | Oracle;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT | NA
NA | null | Deno;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;jQuery;Ruby on Rails | Deno;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com | Clickup;Confluence | Clickup;Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I have seen code sent to code review that included AI hallucinations. AI can sometimes help with a partial solution, but a lot of those answers already exist in the online forum space. Newer problems and changing API docs are often times incomplete or out of date when heavily relying on AI. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Writing code, understanding code, being able to maintain code. Ability to explain code to non-technical stakeholders. Basic shell and text manipulation skills. | 120,000 | 6 |
1,586 | 1,587 | 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) | 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);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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 6 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 22,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog;Rust;TypeScript | C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Prolog;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Prolog;Rust;TypeScript | NA
Logtalk | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make | Fermyon Spin
Fermyon Spin | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
HTMX | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Nano;Zed | Nano;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I think it's disgusting | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity, ethics, comprehensive understanding, etc. | 151,995 | null |
1,587 | 1,588 | 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 | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 11 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 10,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Python;SQL;Zig | Zig | Zig | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
TigerBeetle | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Ninja;npm | APT;Digital Ocean;Homebrew | APT;Digital Ocean;Homebrew | uv, zig build,
zig build | Yes | null | null | null | zine
zine | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;NixOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | lobste.rs
lobste.rs | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | problem solving, engineering abilities, systems thinking | 11,601 | 10 |
1,588 | 1,589 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | null | GitHub | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | QA, code reviews, quick troubleshooting when AI can't help | null | null |
1,589 | 1,590 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | R | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R | R | I assume R means React? That is why I marked R
Svelte/SvelteKit | null | null | null | null | n/a
I would not object to job requiring MySQL or Oracle that I trained on in school but I'm more front-end focused | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android | GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 | People skills AI will never replace | null | 0 |
1,590 | 1,591 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Nix
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Ninja;Podman;Terraform | Cargo;Ninja;Podman | Nix
Nix | Yes | Angular;Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | 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;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.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding unfamiliar code quickly | 58,007 | 6 |
1,591 | 1,592 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 32 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Sometimes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | 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 the actual business problem that we're trying to deliver. | 165,000 | 9 |
1,592 | 1,593 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Good UX, Just Works | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Control over the level of quality in projects
All apply | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 7 | France | EUR European Euro | 67,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip;Podman | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip | Yocto, bitbake, SquashFS, Rauc Bundle
Yocto, bitbake, SquashFS, Rauc Bundle | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | PlatformIO, Arduino IDE, cscope, Bootlin Elixir
PlatformIO cscope, Bootlin Elixir | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Doxygen;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Doxygen;Markdown File;Wikis | Mural
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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;Other (please specify): | Anything that's not documented on the internet | 77,730 | 9 |
1,593 | 1,594 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 23 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 220,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL;Zig | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;Zig | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | Deno;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Mistral AI 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;Long-form articles;Coding challenges | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture skills | 130,474 | 7 |
1,594 | 1,595 | 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);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Go;Python;R;Rust | null | NA
Haskell | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Heroku | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Flask | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | RAG | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Maybe, I sometimes use suggestions from an LLM in specific contexts, but never push anything directly from the suggestion | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | pgvector | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Functional testing, quality assurance, client feedback, gathering technical requirements | 110,000 | 7 |
1,595 | 1,596 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 300,000 | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Swift | PHP;Swift;TypeScript | PHP;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Laravel;React | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Xcode | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understanding the business logic | 81,870 | 10 |
1,596 | 1,597 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Eclipse;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;Android;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Debugging | null | 5 |
1,597 | 1,598 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 49 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 91,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP | JavaScript;Python | JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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 | Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not yet | No, but I plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 66,392 | 7 |
1,598 | 1,599 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | null | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 4 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Poetry;Vite | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Poetry;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I very rarely do this type of coding for work | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 140,000 | null |
1,599 | 1,600 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Go;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Go;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Gleam | Go;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | Phoenix;React;Axum | React;Axum | gin
gin | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Xcode | Claude Code;Neovim;Xcode | Claude Code;Neovim;Xcode | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Fedora | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Agno;LangGraph | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | system architecture design | null | 10 |
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