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16,200 | 16,201 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,201 | 16,202 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Dart;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CouchDB
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | Other (write in): | Vibe coding takes more time for worse results | 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 | null | null | null | 8 |
16,202 | 16,203 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 18 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,203 | 16,204 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 65,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Deno;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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16,205 | 16,206 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,206 | 16,207 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,207 | 16,208 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 12 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 100,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Monday.com;Notion;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No but I can't wait to charge large fees to fix the mess they created | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | critical thinking and understanding human communication | 136,141 | 5 |
16,208 | 16,209 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 100,000 | Yes | Erlang;Go | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Kubernetes;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Gin, Echo
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Goland
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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 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 | ChromaDB | 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 quick help troubleshooting | null | 2,397 | null |
16,209 | 16,210 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
I hate it here | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 0 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose 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 | Job board | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | HELL NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 23,203 | 3 |
16,210 | 16,211 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | 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;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | Assembly;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
oracle | Yes | Django;Node.js | Django;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Predictive analytics | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Marketing | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | complex problem solving and algorithms | null | null |
16,211 | 16,212 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Books / Physical media | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 5,300 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 6,149 | 7 |
16,212 | 16,213 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 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) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Node.js
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Communication with people | 87,011 | 7 |
16,213 | 16,214 | 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);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,214 | 16,215 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | Assembly;C#;C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | undermind
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not really? I used AI to generate code that would be time consuming to generate, but not difficult to explain, often related to things like generating graphics or parsing data. These are things I can fully explain myself, I make sure they make sense before pasting them, and I test them myself. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
16,215 | 16,216 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 5 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | null | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,216 | 16,217 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 8 | India | INR Indian rupee | 432,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5,022 | null |
16,217 | 16,218 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);pnpm;Vite | Rancher
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | NA
Quarkus | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I mostly use AI to solve specific doubts or getting inspiration, but as a professional developer I don't trust AI to build a whole codebase out from prompts | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Quality, creativity, optimization, context-awareness, non-hallucinated solutions, expertise, experience, scalable and open design/code | 58,007 | 7 |
16,218 | 16,219 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,219 | 16,220 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 800 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;GDScript;Groovy;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;Prolog;Scala;Swift;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | React, Django, laravel
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;H2;InfluxDB;Neo4J;Oracle;Snowflake;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Splunk;Yandex Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Drupal;Fastify;NestJS;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Svelte;Axum | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Trae;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | Android;Debian | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;Linear;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;YouTrack | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Hashnode;Bluesky;Kaggle;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | null |
16,220 | 16,221 | 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 | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 10 | 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 | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Python | Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama | Pydantic;Ollama | Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;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’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Complex problem solving, system design | 69,609 | null |
16,221 | 16,222 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;ChromeOS | MacOS;ChromeOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Clickup;GitHub;Miro;Notion | Clickup;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models | openAI Image generating models | openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Code quality ensurance, reviewing code, writing complex algorithms and solutions, data migrations. | 104,413 | 8 |
16,222 | 16,223 | 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 | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 11 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | 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 month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Human thinking and complex decision making, Complex logic, Business requirement to technical requirements | null | 10 |
16,223 | 16,224 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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) | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Java Jakarta, JSF
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | tab 9
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Knowlage about the bases. | 92,812 | 8 |
16,224 | 16,225 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,225 | 16,226 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 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 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Make;npm;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio | PhpStorm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Pop!_OS | GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board | 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 | 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 | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Partially, yes. I don't consider it to be fully "vibe coding" because I always review the IA output, requiring me to understand the code written by the IA. Basically, I use "vibe coding" to write code that I could have written myself, but couldn't bother to do so, so I can focus on more important things. So the prompt I give already contains most of the solution, I just use AI to save time because it writes much faster than me. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | '- Communication (understanding and sharing the business rules)
- Conception (software architecture, business rules refinement, ...)
- Data Structure, algorithm (related to conception, but in a more technical approach)
- Code (being able to review IA or peers code)
Basically, in a not-so-far future, I think IA will do most of the "boring"/manual job (which to me is typing word by word the solution I just thought about) so developers could focus on understanding the domain and come up with the best solution (which the AI will code) | 67,289 | 6 |
16,226 | 16,227 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Latvia | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | C#;C++ | C++;Rust;Zig | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | 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);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really, but I have started to use it to "shape" the top-layer concepts and for simple/ but time-consuming refactoring | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Still "thinking", "idea" and "system" parts of development. | 46,406 | 3 |
16,227 | 16,228 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | 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 | Other (please specify):
Less bloat | Other (please specify):
Monopoly and "everything is in here, be my slave" | 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 | 600,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;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 | hostinger;Ultralytics | hostinger;Ultralytics | hostinger;Ultralytics | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Yep, creativity. | 6,974 | 10 |
16,228 | 16,229 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 1,050,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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 | null | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving, soft skills, people and problem management. | 103,769 | 8 |
16,229 | 16,230 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 9 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,230 | 16,231 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 12 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | Grails, Rocket
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Arch | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
16,231 | 16,232 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | Brainfuck,
Brainfuck, | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J | NA
GraphDB | Yes | Chocolatey;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;NuGet;Pacman | Chocolatey;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | jQuery;React;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++ | Nano;Neovim;Notepad++ | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;Ollama;LangGraph | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | Physical ToDo Lists, Text And Other Files
Physical ToDo Lists, Text And Other Files | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
Baeldung, | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot,
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, and will not be. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics;Robotics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | ChatGpt, DeepSeek, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, | null | ChatGpt, DeepSeek, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, | null | ChatGpt, DeepSeek, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, | ChatGPT;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging, Understanding AI Responses, Making AI Prompts | null | null |
16,232 | 16,233 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 50 | Nomadic | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 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 | 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 | To be able to decide what information transitions into knowledge! | null | null |
16,233 | 16,234 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Clickhouse | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | 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 | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Definitely No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
16,234 | 16,235 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 27 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 84,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding code and reviewing it to find the bugs the AI generated in the first place or readded in a later iteration. | 97,452 | 8 |
16,235 | 16,236 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Podman;Splunk;Vite | Kubernetes;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Debian | MacOS | GitLab;Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | 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 | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 116,015 | 6 |
16,236 | 16,237 | 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) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other (please specify):;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,237 | 16,238 | 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;Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Developer, mobile | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,238 | 16,239 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above;Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Albania | ALL Albanian lek | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,239 | 16,240 | 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) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Lua;Python | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;Next.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Ask a LLM, before converting it to a question | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes - but mostly just for tooling | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | Azure AI search | null | Azure dashboards | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | communication | 162,421 | 10 |
16,240 | 16,241 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 8 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 28,800 | Yes | C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript;Zig | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pacman | null | null | Nix
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;React | Astro;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | Windows | Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | 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 | No, and it never will be | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking, systems development, keeping the business in mind when developing, security | 39,209 | 9 |
16,241 | 16,242 | 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 | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | HSQLDB
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | JSF
JSF | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++ | Eclipse;Notepad++ | Eclipse;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;Redmine;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Really understanding code, the features of the application, planning which direction the project should go | 81,210 | 5 |
16,242 | 16,243 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,200,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cosmos DB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Ollama | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 52,726 | null |
16,243 | 16,244 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 45 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Poetry | Poetry | Poetry | EasyBuild
EasyBuild, EESSI | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Debian | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Usenet, mailing lists
Usenet, mailing lists | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Clear and critical thinking. Scepticism. | 104,413 | null |
16,244 | 16,245 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | null | In-person | No | null | null | null | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | 1,020,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | FastAPI;Nuxt.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | null | 129,937 | 4 |
16,245 | 16,246 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not 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);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 | 8 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 38,400 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | WebStorm;Zed | WebStorm;Zed | WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 38,400 | 8 |
16,246 | 16,247 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Akamai Cloud, Linode
Akamai Cloud, Linode | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 245,055 | 5 |
16,247 | 16,248 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,248 | 16,249 | 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.) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 66,620 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | C;Python;Rust;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | null | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not yet | 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 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 | Architecture and high level planning. Maintaining overall context about the project and promoting the right strategies and ideas | 77,289 | 6 |
16,249 | 16,250 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | 7 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,250 | 16,251 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 22 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;VSCodium;Zed | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iPadOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Redmine | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | null | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | differentiate between correct and "most people said ..."
| 87,011 | null |
16,251 | 16,252 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 19 | Engineering manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 230,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Django;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Django;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes it is | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Empathy, verbal and written communication, reviewing code, system design | 266,834 | null |
16,252 | 16,253 | 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) | 12 | 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, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,253 | 16,254 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | InfluxDB;MariaDB;SQLite;Valkey | InfluxDB;MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Tabnine | codeium / windsurf | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 48,726 | 5 |
16,254 | 16,255 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,255 | 16,256 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 102,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Ninja | Make;Ninja | Make;Ninja | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CLion
CLion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Debian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Dynamic analysis of a code | 27,836 | 3 |
16,256 | 16,257 | 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 | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 49,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Webpack | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 56,847 | 7 |
16,257 | 16,258 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Firebird
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitLab;Monday.com;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | 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 month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 | communication, debugging, reasoning | 74,249 | 8 |
16,258 | 16,259 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,000,000 | null | PHP;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | problems solving | 71,899 | 8 |
16,259 | 16,260 | 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) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,260 | 16,261 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
GDPR compliance | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;Swift | Go;Kotlin;Lisp;Python;Rust;Swift;Mojo | Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J;SQLite | Neo4J;SQLite | Neo4J;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 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 | software architecture, experience, software design | 110,214 | 7 |
16,261 | 16,262 | 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 | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Python;R | Python;R | Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Macro comprehension of tasks | 41,765 | null |
16,262 | 16,263 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;Python;TypeScript | Go;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Goland
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
16,263 | 16,264 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | null | null | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | Remote | null | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | React | React | React | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | null | null | null | 6 |
16,264 | 16,265 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,265 | 16,266 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,266 | 16,267 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Data engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,267 | 16,268 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Java;Kotlin;Swift | Java;Kotlin | NA
flutter, react native | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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. | null | ChromaDB | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | tool development | null | 9 |
16,268 | 16,269 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,269 | 16,270 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 26,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;C++;Zig | C;C++;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;PostgreSQL | Cassandra | Cassandra | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | xmake
xmake | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;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);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Problem-solving skills | 30,164 | 5 |
16,270 | 16,271 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Data engineer | 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 | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | Malta | EUR European Euro | 61,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;SQL | Java;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Java;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
Jenkins | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Cursor | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 70,769 | 10 |
16,271 | 16,272 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging. Adapting code to keep up with latest stack. | null | 8 |
16,272 | 16,273 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | null | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,273 | 16,274 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Fintech | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,200,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 102,972 | 7 |
16,274 | 16,275 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 9 | Isle of Man | GBP Pound sterling | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | null | DataVerse
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | MSBuild | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | Checking the work of AI | 89,853 | 6 |
16,275 | 16,276 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 7 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;PHP;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Express;FastAPI;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Drupal;FastAPI | Drupal;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Having a deep understanding of the written code | null | 8 |
16,276 | 16,277 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 13 | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | 4,100 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, it helps to refactor code. No need to google and remember all code constructions, AI assistant generates what you need. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | ChatGPT | 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 | Architecture designing. Customer needs analysis. | 4,757 | 8 |
16,277 | 16,278 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,278 | 16,279 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;MATLAB;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;PowerShell;Python;SQL | LaTeX
LaTeX | Yes | MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;MySQL;Neo4J | MySQL;Neo4J | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I do so for simple tasks but if my problem is too specific, or different from existing, wide-spread solutions, or if I use a small library no one uses then the LLM outputs trash so I won't "vibe code". | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Everything that involves creating something new | null | 9 |
16,279 | 16,280 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,280 | 16,281 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,281 | 16,282 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Retired | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,282 | 16,283 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, mobile | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,283 | 16,284 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Data engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
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16,284 | 16,285 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,285 | 16,286 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,286 | 16,287 | 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.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,287 | 16,288 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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16,288 | 16,289 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift;Mojo | Java;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Monday.com;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | null | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | thanks | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 | Letta;ChromaDB | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
16,289 | 16,290 | 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) | 3 | 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 | 3 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | null | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Turkmenistan | TMT Turkmen manat | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yandex Cloud | Docker;npm;Pacman | Taskfile
NA | Yes | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js | echo
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch;Fedora | Ubuntu | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;YouTrack | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
16,290 | 16,291 | 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 | 21 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 163,370 | 3 |
16,291 | 16,292 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 8 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 31 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | codeigniter
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | bookstack,wikijs
bookstack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | 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;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Creative Problem solving skills | null | null |
16,292 | 16,293 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 67,100 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
Solid | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating 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;Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but vibe coding is ok for one-shot scripts and small projects with a short life span. Anything that needs to be scalable, or might be scaled, doesn't fit with vibe coding. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Requirements analysis, system architecture, mentoring/coaching. | 77,846 | 10 |
16,293 | 16,294 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | null | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo | Odoo | Odoo | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 92,812 | 9 |
16,294 | 16,295 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 6 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB | H2;MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Splunk | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Clickup;Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | BitBucket
BitBucket | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | github copilot
github copilot | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | critical thinking, ability to verify information | 32,748 | 8 |
16,295 | 16,296 | 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.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 42,000 | Yes | C#;Java;JavaScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;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 | Project planning | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. I did not know the term and sounds suspiciously like a 'non-job' thing like influencer or content creator | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Understanding sound engineering principles and being able to understand what has been created and identify concerns. | 57,179 | 5 |
16,296 | 16,297 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 6 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | FastAPI;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;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 | 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. | 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 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 | null | 3,487 | 10 |
16,297 | 16,298 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 830,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | DocumentDB
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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 | Somewhat, i use it sometimes to generate some simple functions or boilerplates | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Snyk | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, architecture design, Complex solution/systems design, debugging | 82,027 | 8 |
16,298 | 16,299 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 120,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 35,297 | 6 |
16,299 | 16,300 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 29 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 75,410 | 7 |
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