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1,600 | 1,601 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | null | 2 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | null | 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 | 6 | 2 | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | 29,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Pacman;Poetry | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Pacman;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Symfony | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | null | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Dev.to | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I think no, I just make legacy shit works whatever it takes | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | system architecture/designers and people who now how things works underhood and can utilise LLMs for their own sanity | 33,644 | 4 |
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NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Manufacturing | null | null | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Xcode | Aider;Claude Code;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Rider | null | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Android;ChromeOS | Asana;Coda;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;Clickup;Google Colab;Notion;Redmine | null | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
1,602 | 1,603 | 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.) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 168,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Clion
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
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1,603 | 1,604 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, QA or test | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
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NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;F#;GDScript;Java;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Supabase;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemma
Gemma | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 51,071 | 8 |
1,605 | 1,606 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,530,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | null | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | 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. | 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. | 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 want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Solving complex problems,
People skills | 29,409 | 7 |
1,606 | 1,607 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 55 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 60 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
A bubble sort for this survey API? REALLY?? | Availability of better alternatives
Do Not trust these rankings. Bubble sort will not be tolerated by your audience. | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
I'm done with this crap. You expect me to traverse this list (N-1) times to get my preferences in order. NOPE Not today. | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
Again, Not doing this. | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not in my process. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server;Pinecone | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Sensitivity to code performance issues. Ability to write good code as well as write requests for AI to write good code for you. | null | 9 |
1,607 | 1,608 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 12 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;OCaml;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;Express;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;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 | X Grok models | X Grok models | X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | High Level Code Architecture and System Design, as well as big codebases and less know languages/tools | null | null |
1,608 | 1,609 | 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.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 17 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 94,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;Python;Ruby;SQL | Go;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Django;Express;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Goland, RubyMine
Goland, RubyMine | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | FigJam
FigJam | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | NO! either you are en engineer or you are not and engineer. This vibe coding is just an illusion, which will break as soon as you deploy your code to production. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Writing code without bugs, designing software architecture and systems architecture, debugging, finding and fixing bugs, sharing project specific knowledge to fellow engineers, deployments, infrastructure, security, testing edge cases, discussing and evaluating different solutions. | 109,054 | 7 |
1,609 | 1,610 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 780,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu | Airtable;Asana;Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | 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 | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Cody | 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 | 780,000 | 8 |
1,610 | 1,611 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 34 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 42 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 98,000 | Yes | C;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | Htmx
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | 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 | Other (write in):
Look for existing answers | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 133,419 | 8 |
1,611 | 1,612 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 36 | 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 | null | Other (please specify):
AI or AI agents | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;H2;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | Emacs
Emacs | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Org-mode, Org-roam
Org-mode, Org-roam | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being able to read code to understand how a system works. Being able to formulate solutions to business problems. Refactor or rewrite code developed through "vibe coding". | null | 10 |
1,612 | 1,613 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;WordPress | ASP.NET;Express;jQuery;Laravel;React;Symfony;WordPress | ASP.NET;jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | To some extent especially for poorly documented things but it is a very small portion of the coding I do | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Knowing how to prompt AI will be very important. Debugging will always be in style even if AI mostly didn't make mistakes. Security will be extremely important | 54,000 | 6 |
1,613 | 1,614 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 20,437 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;npm | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Cursor;WebStorm | Cursor;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | 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 | Yes, but it ruins my skills, I think. Every once in a while I have to stop myself and disable the LLM completely. I don't think I have a healthy relationship with it. I struggle to talk to it sometimes, get angry when it fails. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Recognising bullshit. | 23,710 | 6 |
1,614 | 1,615 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Data engineer | 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 | null | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | 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 | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 125,000 | 8 |
1,615 | 1,616 | 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 | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;Kotlin;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Splunk | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
1,616 | 1,617 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 123,000 | Yes | Java;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
Julia | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Dash, Flask
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System Design, Security, Testing, AI/ML | 123,000 | 8 |
1,617 | 1,618 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 600,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Python;R;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Odoo | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 31,583 | null |
1,618 | 1,619 | 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.) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 21 | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 195,000 | Yes | Go;SQL | C#;Go;SQL | Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Dynamodb | NA
Azure Table Storage | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Software and systems architecture | 142,269 | 0 |
1,619 | 1,620 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | Nope. It's stupid. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Coding rationally | 130,000 | 9 |
1,620 | 1,621 | 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.) | Employed | None of the above | 21 | 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 | 21 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 136,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Microsoft Azure | APT;Microsoft Azure | APT;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Mastodon
Mastodon | 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 | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | I reject the premise of the question. | 99,223 | null |
1,621 | 1,622 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 12 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;JavaScript;Python | C++;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | null | Angular;Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Strong no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | 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 | Debugging and troubleshooting, writing long-form prose, intuition about the correctness of a solution | 150,000 | 7 |
1,622 | 1,623 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 82,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | 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 | Job board | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | That sounds like an absolute disaster waiting to happen, so no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | Critical thinking. Holding the flow of a system in your head. Not hallucinating answers to questions just because you've been trained not to let anyone down. | 111,636 | 0 |
1,623 | 1,624 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 342,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I'm not sure | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 | Codeium, Windsurf | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 62,257 | 10 |
1,624 | 1,625 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);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);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 | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 24 | 16 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Rust | null | Lucee (ColdFusion)
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET;FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | Mach-II
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Miro | 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 | No | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, every attempt breaks early and often. The more complex the ask, the worse the response. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Understanding of the underlying systems is crucial, as AI is like a lazy junior who lies to you. | 109,438 | 6 |
1,625 | 1,626 | I code primarily as a hobby | 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 | 55 | 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) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS | null | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nopey. At least, not yet. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | Human brain collaboration | 150,000 | null |
1,626 | 1,627 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 89,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Elixir;Kotlin;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | null | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 103,253 | 7 |
1,627 | 1,628 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Georgia | GEL Georgian lari | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;Snowflake | Databricks SQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Microsoft Azure;Pip | APT;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform | APT;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;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 | Indifferent | 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 | Nope | 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 | Other (please specify): | Common sense | null | 9 |
1,628 | 1,629 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | null | null | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C++ | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Pip | Docker;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Node.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | null | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Daily or almost daily | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
1,629 | 1,630 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, back-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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 180,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
cython (is a superset of python language) | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Pip;Prometheus | Docker;Homebrew;Pip | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | 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 | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not at all ! vibe coding is absurd | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | strong and deep knowledge in a field | 4,545 | 7 |
1,630 | 1,631 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Ethical concerns
lack of longevity/establishment (e.g. if your tool is some AI wrapper slop that was made 3 months ago, I have no idea if you'll be around in 3 years). | Insurance | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | hcl
hcl | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Flask;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Polars;Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, not at all. I believe it to be a direct violation of engineering ethics to deliberately develop code beyond your ability to create or analyze, which is one direct result of vibecoding. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | AI will not change the relevant skills for a developer to have. We will still need to understand how the code we are responsible for functions, and the only way to have truly deep knowledge of a technical thing (and not pointy-haired-boss levels of obliviousness) is to actually *do* that technical thing ourselves. | 145,000 | 8 |
1,631 | 1,632 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
Presence of AI | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | C#;Erlang;F#;HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Other (write in): | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No, and it should never be | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | I don't think AI tools will ever be capable of writing, debugging, or maintaining nontrivial code. | null | 7 |
1,632 | 1,633 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | System administrator | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 157,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Microsoft Azure;Splunk | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Red Hat | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | null | null | 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 | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | 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 | null | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Either project management skills or fact-checking AI answers. | 157,000 | null |
1,633 | 1,634 | 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 | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;Lua;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog;npm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Astro;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Next.js;React | NA
solid js | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | iOS;Arch | Asana;GitHub;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Miro | GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Ask a question
to be honest only to ask/ search for questions | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I try not to involve AI completely on my tasks, just when I need help wih something | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | not sure, I think the ideation of the solution of the objective we want to achieve for sure, maybe code and security reviews | 98,612 | 3 |
1,634 | 1,635 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Ada;C;C#;C++ | C#;C++ | C#;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 120,000 | null |
1,635 | 1,636 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Data engineer | 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 | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | MicroPython;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | null | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | null | null | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Arch | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 34,872 | 6 |
1,636 | 1,637 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 16 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 40 | 80 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Docker;Gradle;npm;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Docker;Gradle;npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;WordPress | Angular;WordPress | Angular;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | Fleet
Fleet | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | 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 | 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 | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | GPT4All | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Monoliths, Large projects, Scopes, Creativity, Design, Project Management, Human Resources Management, Overall Software Design | 58,007 | null |
1,637 | 1,638 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 1 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 1,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | C#, Javascript
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | don't know clearly about this terms | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | 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. | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Blackbox AI;Lovable.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 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 | as an AI agent engineer, prompt engineer to apply best coding | 8,182 | 10 |
1,638 | 1,639 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Other (please specify): | 35 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;WebStorm | Cursor;WebStorm | Cursor;WebStorm | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, big part | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Understanding unfamiliar code (review AI code) | 176,485 | 9 |
1,639 | 1,640 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 33 | 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 | 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 | 43 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 88,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | C;C++;Java;Python | C;C++;Java;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Sublime Text | Android Studio;Sublime Text | Android Studio;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, it is. For example generating apps that convert data collected during testing to easily visualized format. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Customer interaction, business negotiations | 102,093 | null |
1,640 | 1,641 | 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 | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 2,500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Thinking | 24,749 | 4 |
1,641 | 1,642 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 17 | 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 | 23 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 6 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 7,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;SQL | qml
qml | Yes | SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Terraform | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew | vcpkg
vcpkg | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;YouTrack | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | Other (write in): | no, "vibe coding" it's like a no-code services. Nice to play, but useless in real life | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | being an engineer | 1,910 | 8 |
1,642 | 1,643 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 33 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Scala;SQL | Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, code debt is already too expensive, vibe coding makes it worse. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | thinking | 190,000 | 6 |
1,643 | 1,644 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, sometimes it doesn't matter how something works as long as it works. You still gotta read the code though,lol | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to solve complex problems that AI cant | null | 0 |
1,644 | 1,645 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 36,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | 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 | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 8,271 | 6 |
1,645 | 1,646 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Opensearch
Opensearch | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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.;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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | troubleshooting, complex systems design and analysis, user communication | 230,000 | 7 |
1,646 | 1,647 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Podman;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | mkdocs
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, but it often bites us later and produces a mess. Not using any sort of AI IDE mind you, more like copy/pasting stuff repeatedly until something works. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT | Qwen | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking and problem solving. Think about it: whole generations of students are leaning on AI to do all their thinking for them. Some developers have stated that leaning on AI too heavily leads to a decrease in their own problem solving ability. I think as a whole, we stand to risk a lot ability to grasp and understand problems ourselves. Imagine banking software that was vibecoded and isn't secure; the developers that can still debug and understand code "manually" will be in hot demand when the application can't fit in an LLMs context window. | 80,000 | 5 |
1,647 | 1,648 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 15,300 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);Pip | Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Drupal | ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | 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 | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I use LLMs for principles and starting points or explaining errors. I prefer to write my own code though. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | 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 | Debugging will be required for inaccurate AI code. Prompt engineering. Business skills. | 15,300 | 5 |
1,648 | 1,649 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | 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 | 20 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | pnpm;Vite | pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Redmine;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | 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 | Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | all current skills | null | 8 |
1,649 | 1,650 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 109,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | null | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | 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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | knowing the context around what the application is used for | 109,000 | 9 |
1,650 | 1,651 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 16 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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 | 400,000 | Yes | Dart;JavaScript;Python;Swift | Dart;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift | Dart;JavaScript;Python;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Cargo;Cloudflare;Netlify;Supabase;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js | Next.js | Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Vertex AI;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 400,000 | 8 |
1,651 | 1,652 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 26 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;TypeScript | Java;TypeScript | Java;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
Flutter | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
1,652 | 1,653 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Oracle | Dynamodb;Oracle | Dynamodb;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Medium | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, AI helps on coding but still don't manage the full project | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Managing and connecting processes. Seeing the big pic | 52,207 | 8 |
1,653 | 1,654 | 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.) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being able to understand complex human problems, translating poor requirements. | 95,299 | 8 |
1,654 | 1,655 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 45 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Next JS
Next JS | Yes | Cloud Firestore | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MySQL;Snowflake | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | 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 | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | UI development | 150,000 | 10 |
1,655 | 1,656 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 60 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 57 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | C++;Fortran;Python | Fortran;Python | Fortran;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | 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.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Good programmers | 40,605 | null |
1,656 | 1,657 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 34 | System administrator | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;PHP;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Podman | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Node.js;React;WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | don't know | null | null |
1,657 | 1,658 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;F#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Ada;Assembly;C#;F#;GDScript;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Ruby;Rust | Assembly;C#;F#;GDScript;OCaml;Python;Ruby;Rust | Odin, DM
Odin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo | Bun;Cargo | uv
uv | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | helix
helix | c++23 | Polars | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | The death of our culture | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 them. | null | null |
1,658 | 1,659 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Angular;Django;Express;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It's part of my professional development work, in a small portion. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity, cross domain analysis, UX | 80,254 | 6 |
1,659 | 1,660 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Pip;Vercel | Cargo | Cargo | Hetzner
Hetzner | Yes | Flask;Next.js;React;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | RAG | RAG | RAG | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving. | null | 10 |
1,660 | 1,661 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 40 | 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 | 60 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;Android | Airtable;Google Workspace;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | Stack Overflow for Teams | Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
1,661 | 1,662 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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);Coding Bootcamp | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Manufacturing | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;Perl;PowerShell;Python;VBA | Fortran;MATLAB;Python;SQL;VBA | MATLAB;Python;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes for example, if you want to quickly write a Visual Basic script for Excel or a command line for Unix or Windows. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software Architecture | 127,616 | 10 |
1,662 | 1,663 | 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 | 22 | 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 | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 0 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;R;Rust | Go;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | Doxygen | Doxygen | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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 | 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. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | 104,413 | 6 |
1,663 | 1,664 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;JavaScript;Python | C#;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Pip;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | ai skills | 120,000 | 6 |
1,664 | 1,665 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | 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 | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Windsurf | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Linear;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | Testing code;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 | Not much | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Lovable.dev | 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 | Discerning good from bad AI generated code | 75,410 | 8 |
1,665 | 1,666 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 45 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 4 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Mojo | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Supabase | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | git,uv
git,uv | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | GeminiCodeAssist
GeminiCodeAssist | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;ChromeOS | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | mattermost
mattermost | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I lead a Vibe coding workshop for 150+ people | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Redis;pgvector | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | Google Gemini;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Always be learning | 117,168 | 8 |
1,666 | 1,667 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 10,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database | Firebase Realtime Database | Firebase Realtime Database | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;npm | Firebase;Gradle;npm | Firebase;Gradle;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | eww no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7,296 | null |
1,667 | 1,668 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
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'--- divider: i dont care about the below --- | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 13 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle | winget
winget | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js | jQuery | jQuery | HTMX, _hyperscript, Pode
HTMX, _hyperscript, Pode | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider | micro, Kate
micro, Kate | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
Codeberg, Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Mastodon, Lemmy
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
'--- divider: i dont care about the below --- | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null |
1,668 | 1,669 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 6 | Kenya | USD United States dollar | 76,800 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | algolia,meilisearch
algolia,meilisearch | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 76,800 | 7 |
1,669 | 1,670 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | 20 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 0 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;R;Scala | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Learning about a codebase | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | system design, architecture | 145,018 | 7 |
1,670 | 1,671 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Kyrgyzstan | KGS Kyrgyzstani som | 36,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | null | null | Augment , Supermaven
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Android | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Airtable;GitHub;Linear;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;YouTrack | Airtable;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Definitely no | 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.;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 | 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 | Anyone with deep expertise in something will be valuable. In the end, we can't trust AI completely, so we need someone to verify the suggestions from LLMs | 413 | 7 |
1,671 | 1,672 | 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.) | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 33 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Podman | Docker;Podman | Docker;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Geany
NA | null | null | null | markdown | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Usable only for small parts of the code, not to be used without properly formating | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Designing algorithms, programming using compiled languages, project management, teaching, writing documentation, testing | 46,406 | 8 |
1,672 | 1,673 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Republic of Moldova | MDL Moldovan leu | 800,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | 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;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | waste of time | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | business problems understanding | 46,924 | 9 |
1,673 | 1,674 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 32 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
Good pay and benefits | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Sublime Text | Nano;Sublime Text | Nano;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | Basecamp
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 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 | Investigating and understand the problem to be solved | 95,299 | 5 |
1,674 | 1,675 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,023 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not yet but seems inevitable eventually. | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | QA testing, accessibility testing, code review, translating vague project requirements into actionable tasks, performance optimization | 140,023 | 7 |
1,675 | 1,676 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Data engineer | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | null | null | uv, bun
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | RAG | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;Red Hat | null | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | 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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | Problem solving and abstraction | 24,575 | 9 |
1,676 | 1,677 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | 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) | 36 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | IndexedDB
IndexedDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | null | Search for answers | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 62,648 | 8 |
1,677 | 1,678 | 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) | 16 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 22 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,700,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Nope, it sucks | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to debug/troubleshoot! | 54,633 | 9 |
1,678 | 1,679 | 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.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 2 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Assembly;C;C++;Erlang;OCaml;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null |
1,679 | 1,680 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 1 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Ruby;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | npm | null | null | NA
NA | null | Express;jQuery;Node.js | React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);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 trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;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 | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | critical thinking, understand if the AI code is wrong and why or how to fix it , security concerns | 11,233 | null |
1,680 | 1,681 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 11 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Work | Other (please specify):
Performance in mind | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Elixir;Go;JavaScript;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;C;Elixir;Go;Lisp;Rust;Swift;Zig | Assembly;C;Elixir;Go;Lisp;Rust;Swift;Zig | Odin, Scheme
Odin, Scheme | Yes | Redis;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | null | null | Helix, EMACS
Helix | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I tried to get it working, it mostly failed.
I did manage to create a relatively ok CSS Layout for a website but had to fix A LOT. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All that are required today.
I actually even think that critical thinking will become *more important* | 73,089 | 8 |
1,681 | 1,682 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 20 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Podman | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;Pop!_OS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | HLD | null | 4 |
1,682 | 1,683 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 24 | 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 | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
Work remotely | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Mastadon
Mastadon | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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;Project planning | 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 | 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 | 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 | You still need to understand computer science and development concepts. Even if the AI is doing the manual work and code writing, you have to be able to clearly articulate what it should be doing. You also need to review what it's doing, so reading code, reviewing and understanding code is still important. | 180,000 | 10 |
1,683 | 1,684 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
Remote work | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2 | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman | OpenShift, ROSA
OpenShift, ROSA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Node.js | Spring MVC
Spring MVC | null | Eclipse;Notepad++ | Eclipse;Notepad++ | Eclipse;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | 180,000 | 8 |
1,684 | 1,685 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | null | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 131,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Heroku | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Zoho
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | 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 | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Usually when dealing with bugs do I use 'vibe coding'. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | Cursor | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture, good code design (OOP, etc), how a code language and framework works, how to handle scaling, the fundamentals of programming. | 131,000 | 9 |
1,685 | 1,686 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 41,250 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Composer;Docker;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Axum | Laravel;React;Axum | React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | 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);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Auditing code for security and correctness | 47,856 | 2 |
1,686 | 1,687 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 14 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 975,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;GDScript;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
ScyllaDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Railway;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Axum | Svelte;Axum | Svelte;Axum | SvelteKit
SvelteKit | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Gemini, Chatgpt
Gemini, Chatgpt | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Human communication, Sweeping through large code bases, working with new technology | 7,977 | 7 |
1,687 | 1,688 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | RavenDb
NA | Yes | NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All Skills, | 105,000 | 8 |
1,688 | 1,689 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 8 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 58,007 | 9 |
1,689 | 1,690 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 1 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Chat (people) | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
1,690 | 1,691 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);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 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | Nicaragua | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Ruby on Rails | Django;Ruby on Rails | Django;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes but not too often. | 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.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding programming in order to asses the quality any AI code that is generated. | 70,000 | null |
1,691 | 1,692 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 28 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 46 | 62 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 86,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Assembly;C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery | Django | Django | Hugo
Hugo | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Geany
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Ubuntu;Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It is especially when you want to make a simple but time-consuming task faster or when an existing template is good enough to get LLM filling in the blanks based on either implementation or existing specifications/documentation. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;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 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Describing a problem at minimum, if not describing the optimal or minimal acceptable solution. | 99,773 | 9 |
1,692 | 1,693 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 40 | 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) | 10 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | null | null | null | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,600 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Python;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;C++;MicroPython;Python;Swift;VBA | C;C#;C++;Python;VBA | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | embedded IDEs like Simplicity Studio, Cloud Composer, etc.
NA | Odoo | c++23;Odoo | Odoo | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, I use a prompt to generate a starting point that I then refine. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Developers devise and catalyze solutions based on their understanding of the problem. This will always be needed. | 145,600 | 7 |
1,693 | 1,694 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 14 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 7 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 10,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | uiua
uiua | Yes | Cassandra;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | Apache Jena
Apache Jena | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Podman | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Podman | uv, nix
uv, nix | Yes | null | null | null | Streamlit
Streamlit | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Marimo
Marimo | Large Language Model;RAG | Polars;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Taiga
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I use this approach to get as base for my code, but the most part is done by myself combining small snippets I let the ai create. It's a lot better coding small steps that I describe precisely than doing a lot by itself. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Coding won't be obsolete. The way current models work won't replace the need for human developers. | 11,601 | 9 |
1,694 | 1,695 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 13 | 15 | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | 84,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Neo4J | Cloud Firestore;Neo4J | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI | FastAPI | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG | RAG | graphiti | graphiti | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Writing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | Neo4j;Zep | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Security and translating complex client requests into apps. | 8,121 | 5 |
1,695 | 1,696 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | 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 | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Problem solving | 300,000 | 8 |
1,696 | 1,697 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 6 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Energy | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Montenegro | EUR European Euro | 23,000 | Yes | Assembly;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | Solidity
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 26,683 | null |
1,697 | 1,698 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | 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 | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust;TypeScript | Go;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Datomic;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Notion | GitLab;Linear;Notion | Linear;Notion | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Dear god, no. My deepest sympathies to the actual engineers that will have to inherit that mess after they manage to raise some money. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | I genuinely don't believe AI will become more capable. We stumbled upon a cool trick that works great if your product is a TODO app, but I don't think there's any getting around its fundamental shortcomings. So the ability to actually understand code, design systems, communicate/argue decisions will never stop being relevant, I think. | 230,000 | 8 |
1,698 | 1,699 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, mobile | I don’t know | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 5,000,000 | Yes | Dart;JavaScript;Swift | Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;JavaScript;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Flutter Web
Flutter Web | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub | open project
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Just don't give wheel to AI ... keep it under control and should know what you are doing | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 17,558 | null |
1,699 | 1,700 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 41,400 | Yes | Delphi;Java;Python;SQL | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Firebird
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;X;YouTube | Discord;X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Other (write in): | Not at all, i mostly use AI for brainstorming solutions or simplifying pieces of code to understand them better. Some time for camparing concepts and their application, but never for fully develompent | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | People management. Complex Tasks involving bussiness logic. | 7,536 | 8 |
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