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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,500,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express | Angular;Express | Angular;Express | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Bun;npm;pnpm;Vite | npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
SolidJS | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
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NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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Nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | MacOS;NixOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
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NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Splunk;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Xcode | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. Using an AI coding assistant is a technical skill and producing high quality code still requires advanced technical understanding to give the AI the correct instructions and check its work. The way a senior software engineer who is competent with these tools interfaces with the AI is vastly different than a novice. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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 | All of them. These tools are nice, but they are not changing the fact that basic fundamental development skills are imperative. Writing code was NEVER the hardest part of the job. Determining the right solution from several options, understanding the trade offs of each solution, recognizing scalable solutions, identifying code that's more maintainable, all of these are still important and will remain so. | 151,753 | 4 |
17,105 | 17,106 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,106 | 17,107 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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);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 | 9 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Go;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | C++ | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Datomic | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | null | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Fuck 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to translate vague and changeable requirements into meaningful software | 115,720 | 2 |
17,107 | 17,108 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | 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 | 40 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 175 | Yes | Assembly;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | People skills and creative design | 128 | 8 |
17,108 | 17,109 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | IT operations;Data and analytics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | thinking and analyzing | null | null |
17,109 | 17,110 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, QA or test | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 76,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian;ChromeOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software architecture and best practices | 103,468 | 4 |
17,110 | 17,111 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | 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;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 | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 132,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;MATLAB;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;Pacman;Pip;Yandex Cloud | Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Planning and designing complex software architecture, and ability to identify non trivial bugs. | 1,684 | 10 |
17,111 | 17,112 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | 250,000,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | IT operations;Customer service support | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,553 | 10 |
17,112 | 17,113 | 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 | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C++;JavaScript;Python | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | null | Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Flask;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Bolt;Claude Code;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Clickup;Coda;GitHub;Google Colab | Clickup;Coda;GitHub | Clickup;Coda;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, If the problem is a bit out-of-scope, I tend to vibe code the initial part to see the direction in which the AI heads in to get a better idea for myself. | 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 | 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. | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging skills | null | 8 |
17,113 | 17,114 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Other (please specify): | Retired | Attending school (part-time) | 45 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | APL
APL, Python, Rust | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Pacman;Pip | Pacman | Pacman | Tatin (Dyalog APL)
Tatin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;X;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Definitively : No.
IMHO, so-called ‘vibe-coding’ only means ‘buzz-coding’, as long as the LLMs will not be able to understand the meaning of the words they use. I now plan to write a paper on Medium on the subject : For the time being, AI should be dubbed ‘MT’, i.e. Machine Training. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Each and every ordinary, classical developer’s skills. The only real innovation with ‘AI’ resides in mastering natural language, which is a necessary -but not sufficient- condition for an intelligent behaviour. I do believe a developer can create (new) coding solutions, while an ‘AI’ is -at least for the time being- only able to answer b.r.t the patterns they learned during training.
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17,114 | 17,115 | 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 | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;VBA | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PHP;Rust;SQL;VBA | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PHP;Rust;SQL;VBA | VB6
VB6 | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Homebrew;Ninja | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | VB6
VB6 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | OneNote
OneNote | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | AI tools don't have the ability to look at a real-world situation and analyze what is needed to solve or streamline it (digitize it).
AI tools can't determine human usability of existing solutions and help remove pain points.
AI tools' work still needs to be observed by humans for accuracy, security, and appropriateness, so in many cases it will reduce work efficiency rather than increase it.
Many projects and customers won't let you use AI tools in the first place.
AI tools potentially leave you open to legal liability if your code happens to look like the code from an open source GitHub project.... | 30,000 | 7 |
17,115 | 17,116 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Coding Bootcamp | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Data or business analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 73,500 | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | DAX
PySpark | Yes | PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Databricks
Databricks | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System Design, Data Modeling, Translating business questions into technical requirements | 53,624 | null |
17,116 | 17,117 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Redis;Valkey | Cosmos DB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 increased my productivity. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Redis | null | Semantic Kernel | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 170,000 | 7 |
17,117 | 17,118 | 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 | 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);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 19 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 0 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;F#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Bitbucket???
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | 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 | Handling complexity, scaling and security. I don't see AI doing that anytime soon. | 58,007 | 7 |
17,118 | 17,119 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 20 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | CSS, Tailwind
React, Next JS, Astro | Yes | SQLite;Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Supabase | Netlify;npm;Supabase | Netlify;npm;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Astro;Blazor;Next.js;React | Astro;Next.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Bolt;Lovable.dev;Trae;Windsurf | Bolt;Lovable.dev;Trae;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, partially | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | 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 | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | ChatGPT;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 69,609 | 9 |
17,119 | 17,120 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec 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 somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 10 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,320,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | InfluxDB;SQLite | SQLite | NA
Prometheus | Yes | APT;Docker;Pip | Ansible;APT;Docker;Pip;Terraform | APT;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | 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
See new questions and answers I am interested in | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, I need to understand the code I produce. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | '- Complex software architectures.
- Legacy and/or niche platforms.
- Troubleshooting and understanding complex integrations.
- Network infrastructure reorganization and troubleshooting. | 61,783 | null |
17,120 | 17,121 | 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) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 3,600,000 | null | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;Python | Dart;Go;JavaScript;PHP | Dart | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Maven (build tool);npm | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Docker;Firebase | NA
NA | null | Django;jQuery;WordPress | Django;jQuery;WordPress | Django;jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | null | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 35,639 | 5 |
17,121 | 17,122 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pip;Poetry | npm;Pip | npm;Pip | NA
rez, Backblaze | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | PyCharm;WebStorm | PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Le Chat
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;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 really | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 52,207 | 7 |
17,122 | 17,123 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 30 | System administrator | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 20 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 5,000 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Delphi;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Delphi;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Delphi;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | ASSEMBLER, BASIC, PASCAL
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;jQuery;Next.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;jQuery;Next.js;WordPress | HTML
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | hostinger;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;NixOS | Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Azure Devops;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Microsoft Planner;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis;YouTrack | Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | 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 | "Viber Coding" - Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;mem0 | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);IBM watsonx.ai;Semantic Kernel | null | Protect AI | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | network security monitoring of firewalls, routers and servers, protection against hacker intrusions, analysis of network traffic in servers, working with SHELL and BASH commands in the terminal, recompiling the Linux kernel | 2,965 | null |
17,123 | 17,124 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other (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) | 2 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 57,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);npm;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Analytical and Communication Skills | 57,000 | null |
17,124 | 17,125 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 15 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 132,660 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
Solr | Yes | Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm | Kubernetes;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Notion | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Rally
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It has become part of my development work, yes. If I don't know right away a good way to solve a problem, I explain it in detail and refine the output. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Critical thinking, problem definition, UX and UI design, user interaction and problem synthesis | 132,660 | 8 |
17,125 | 17,126 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 12,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NestJS;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;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 | null | 139,488 | 9 |
17,126 | 17,127 | 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) | 17 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 4 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 270,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Nothing professional about it | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The skill of learning new skills, decomposition of problems and solutions, trade-off analysis, communication with people including giving feedback and collaboration, empathy and emotional intelligence | 175,525 | 8 |
17,127 | 17,128 | 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 37,500 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python | Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Flask | Angular;Flask;Spring Boot | Angular;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | Software engineering | null | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | Le Chat | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 43,505 | 9 |
17,128 | 17,129 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 360,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Guru
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 98,027 | 3 |
17,129 | 17,130 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 15,000,000 | Yes | JavaScript;SQL | Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | null | PLSQL
NA | Yes | Oracle | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Django;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
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 | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it's not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Software Engineering fundamental knowledge | 12,796 | 1 |
17,130 | 17,131 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer | Composer;npm | Composer | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | 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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 148,791 | 7 |
17,131 | 17,132 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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.) | 37 | 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 | Data or business analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
17,132 | 17,133 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 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 | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Bicep
Bicep | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Lovable.dev;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;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
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes and no - I don't write short abstract sentences and cross my fingers to get the correct output. Lately, I write a descriptive markdown file with all the problems I want the agent to solve, reference existing code and documentation with context7, and in combination with the copilot instructions markdown file in the repo, I get as good code as my juniors will output | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | Microsoft SQL Server, Context7, Github Copilot MCP | Ollama;Semantic Kernel | modelcontextprotocol csharp-sdk | null | Application Insights | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | Aider | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Basic computer theory: like how TCP/IP and HTTP protocol works, what memory is and how it works etc.
LLM prompts might as well just be another higher level language than C#, Javascript is to assembly | 73,375 | 9 |
17,133 | 17,134 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | csh, tcl, verilog, systemverilog
verilog, systemverilog | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Pip | Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Podman;Prometheus | APT;Make | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | mastodon
mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Be creative. AI will be only generate something different from that it exists already. | 75,410 | 9 |
17,134 | 17,135 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Engineering manager | 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
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17,135 | 17,136 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 8 | Database administrator or engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 12 | Norway | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Debian | Windows | Jira | Asana;Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 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, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Empathy, all kinds of design skills, troubleshooting all but the most popular software | 81,210 | null |
17,136 | 17,137 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 40 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 50 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;Java;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C++;PowerShell;Python | C++;PowerShell;Python | NA
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | google colab
google colab | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | 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;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Perplexity;Blackbox AI | 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 | getting a big picture. | null | null |
17,137 | 17,138 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust;TypeScript | terraform
terraform | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Svelte;Axum | Flask;Svelte;Axum | Flask;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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 | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | null | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Somewhat, my job is to code, if some of that is vibe coded responsibly, then there's no worries. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | MCP servers | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | 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 | Problem solving, critical thinking | 30 | 9 |
17,138 | 17,139 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | null | Employed | null | null | null | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Cloud infrastructure engineer | null | null | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | null | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging and securing "vibe coding" developed code | null | null |
17,139 | 17,140 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 60,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Appwrite
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | null | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Not sure | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 16,338 | null |
17,140 | 17,141 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 56,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | 8
8 | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | null | Doxygen;GitLab;Linear | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 56,000 | 10 |
17,141 | 17,142 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,142 | 17,143 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Django;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Monday.com;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;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. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding customer necessities, business logic, etc | 83,531 | 7 |
17,143 | 17,144 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Other (please specify):
Too much emphasis on AI | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Go;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Architecture design, understanding data flow, usage, performance optimization of compute systems | 120,000 | 8 |
17,144 | 17,145 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 10,000,000 | Yes | TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;React | Astro;Next.js;React | Astro;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub | Airtable;GitHub | Airtable;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | higher-level codebase architecture | 69,088 | 9 |
17,145 | 17,146 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Podman;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Red Hat | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | null | null | Slack
NA | Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | No one knows the answer to this | 150,000 | 10 |
17,146 | 17,147 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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 | 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;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 | 25 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Higher Education | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 115,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Erlang;Lisp;Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Yarn | null | null | dokku
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | null | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving and creative coding | 83,902 | null |
17,147 | 17,148 | 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 | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Chat (people);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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Understanding the domain and problems to be solved | 300,000 | 8 |
17,148 | 17,149 | 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 | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | PHP;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm | Docker;Kubernetes;npm | Docker;Kubernetes;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 9gag
9gag | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | duh | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Neo4j | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | critical thinking, system thinking, managing skills, | 150,819 | 6 |
17,149 | 17,150 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 50 | 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 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
17,150 | 17,151 | 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 | 20 | 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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | Fennel, Scheme, Common Lisp
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | CoreData
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | null | null | Linode, Hetzner, Dokku, quicklisp, rocks
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Polars;SwiftData | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
MatterMost, Matrix | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. "Vibe coding" and "professional work" are mutually exclusive concepts and should not be conflated. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | This is a bad and loaded question. | null | 7 |
17,151 | 17,152 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 5 | System administrator | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);MicroPython;Python | null | null | Spanish
English | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Snowflake;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | null | Firebase
Neo | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | null | null | Google
Firefox | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Fastify;Phoenix | null | null | Google
Cyber security | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Arch | Arch | Airtable;Asana | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | I haven’t encountered any problems | Nice | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;Weaviate;Pinecone | null | CrewAI;OpenRouter;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Martian;Smolagents;lyzr | null | Galileo;Metero;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Wiz;Protect AI;helicone | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Lovable.dev;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Programming security | 60,000 | null |
17,152 | 17,153 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 28 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,535,343 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 64,343 | null |
17,153 | 17,154 | 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.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 15 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 30,000 | Yes | C#;F#;OCaml;Python | C#;F#;OCaml;Python;Rust | C#;F#;OCaml;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | 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 | 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Never heard of this, it seems absolutely wrong on all perspectives. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Coding, identifying problems and providing solutions. | 21,888 | null |
17,154 | 17,155 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | null | null |
17,155 | 17,156 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 44 | 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 | 51 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | Labview
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | debugging systems | null | null |
17,156 | 17,157 | 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 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | Developer, front-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
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 |
17,157 | 17,158 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Supabase | Pocketbase | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pacman;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Pacman;pnpm;Vite | winget, cmake
cmake | Yes | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely not. Programmer Simon Willison said: "If an LLM wrote every line of your code, but you've reviewed, tested, and understood it all, that's not vibe coding in my book—that's using an LLM as a typing assistant.". That is exactly how I use it, as a typing assistant. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving for new kinds of problems that the AI might not have seen before. The ability to solve new problems not just repetitive boiler plate code that is similar across thousands of projects. The ability to search online for solutions without an LLM. | null | null |
17,158 | 17,159 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 11 | 5 | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;Erlang;Groovy;Java;PowerShell;Python;R;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Elixir;Erlang;F#;Lisp;OCaml;R;Rust;Scala;Zig;Gleam | Elixir;Erlang;R;Scala;Zig | Clojure
Haskell | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Datomic;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;InfluxDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | Databricks SQL;Datomic;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Phoenix | FastAPI;Phoenix | FastAPI;Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;Pydantic;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | c++23;Polars;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Only for small, simple and clearly defined tasks, that can become concise and readily testable functions. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;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 | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;LangMem | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
17,159 | 17,160 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 6 | Chile | USD United States dollar | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Heroku | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Heroku | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Ruby on Rails | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | FastAPI;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, to do scaffolds for projects works well. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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. | 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.;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. | Redis | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index | null | Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | 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 | How to create better prompts for AI models, how to have the global vision for the project more than the 100% understandig on any software artifact. | 15,000 | 8 |
17,160 | 17,161 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
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 | 20 | 15 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 750,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Cargo | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello;Wikis | Linear | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Software architecture, good quality codebases | 78,616 | 7 |
17,161 | 17,162 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 100 | 1 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging, error solving, document generation | 34,804 | 4 |
17,162 | 17,163 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Type/null safety (would raser work with Kotlin than Js for example) | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | 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 | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really; we use AI to save time but we always update the code or reorganize to match our needs | 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 collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Architecture and understanding of the whole solution to provide an appropriate software to the end user | null | 10 |
17,163 | 17,164 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 40,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | brains. human taste. being able to make judgements | 54,457 | 6 |
17,164 | 17,165 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Erlang;Java;R | C++;Java | C++;Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;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 | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Not sure i ever used AI agent | Perplexity | Codeium | 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 | Troubleshooting, code evaluation and maintenance | 52,207 | 9 |
17,165 | 17,166 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 21 | 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
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 |
17,166 | 17,167 | 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.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Database administrator or engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | R - SAS - Stata
Ruby | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;MongoDB;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;MongoDB;Snowflake | NA
Azure. | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;WordPress | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Django;Flask;WordPress | Flask
Flask | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Polars;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Google Colab;Stack Overflow for Teams | Slack
Slack | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Deployment and monitoring | I haven’t encountered any problems | It would be a good alternative to writing script more faster and enhence productivity. I will use AI mostly for crating script that I don't know so it is usefull. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving skills. | null | null |
17,167 | 17,168 | 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 | 25 | 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 | 25 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;MSBuild;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | null | null | Enterprise Architect
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Software Requirements Gathering, Design, Efficient Algorithms | 81,685 | 5 |
17,168 | 17,169 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 21 | Support engineer or analyst | 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 | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Ninja;Pacman | APT;Docker;Ninja;Pacman | APT;Docker;Ninja;Pacman | NA
Conda | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Clion
Clion | Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | GitLab | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI 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;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I only use LLM prompts for very low-level tasks, to save me the effort of searching the documentation for the exact API that I want. E.g., "Given an unsorted list how do I get the median value?" | 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 the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 87,011 | null |
17,169 | 17,170 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 25 | Nomadic | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access | MariaDB;Microsoft Access | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows;Debian | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
17,170 | 17,171 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | 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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | Armenia | AMD Armenian dram | 3,500,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;React;Spring Boot | NestJS;React;Spring Boot | NestJS;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | 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. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | Llama Index;LangChain | null | Sentry;New Relic;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 9,076 | 8 |
17,171 | 17,172 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 11 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Laravel;React;Vue.js | Astro;Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Not currently. I experiment with and evaluate the current state of Vibe Coding by working in languages and frameworks I do not know. I can see it would be a good tool for prototypingm but I don't currently do prototypes as part of my workflow. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | Human insight, wider context awareness, scope of future planned features, complex frontend layouts | null | 5 |
17,172 | 17,173 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 300 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Podman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Podman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving
| 348 | null |
17,173 | 17,174 | 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 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 21 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nuxt.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | At this stage, I would say "dangerous", in the next future, maybe "necessary" | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Certainly intuition, cleanliness and order of the code, documentation and empathy towards others | 34,804 | 7 |
17,174 | 17,175 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 7 | AI/ML engineer | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
Research & Development of novel solutions | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Flask;Node.js | FastAPI;Fastify | Fastify | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemma, Granite
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Rarely, but only for very specific and small prompts where quality is almost guaranteed and saves development time. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | null | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging. | null | 7 |
17,175 | 17,176 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 30 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | Groovy;Java;Ruby | Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 240,000 | 8 |
17,176 | 17,177 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle;Redis | H2;Oracle;Redis | H2;Oracle;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;Other (please specify): | Business domain knowledge, debugging AI slop which still requires developers to understand programming concepts | 115,000 | 10 |
17,177 | 17,178 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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 | null | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 73,200 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Job board | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 99,656 | 8 |
17,178 | 17,179 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
17,179 | 17,180 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 9 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Complex analytical, synthetical and critical skills | 58,007 | null |
17,180 | 17,181 | 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) | 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, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,500,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python | null | null | Tcl
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Low level coding, legacy code maintenance | 40,684 | 7 |
17,181 | 17,182 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Vim | Notepad++;Vim | QtCreator
QtCreator | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | 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.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 4 |
17,182 | 17,183 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | Other (please specify): | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);C# | Bash/Shell (all shells);C# | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;Supabase | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No, it’s dangerous | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 200,000 | 6 |
17,183 | 17,184 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 39 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 47 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | null | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | to understand the problem. Prompt managing will become more and more important. | 75,410 | null |
17,184 | 17,185 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
17,185 | 17,186 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 12 | India | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Java;Perl;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Python;Rust | solidity
solidity | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | saltstack
saltstack | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js;Svelte | FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Nano;Vim;Zed | Nano;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no. vibe brain storing is. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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.;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 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 | complex logical thinking, higher order thinking, decision making, foundational understanding to audit and review AI made work, AI development and refinement | 60,000 | 5 |
17,186 | 17,187 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 26 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Pip | Ansible;APT;Docker;Pip | conda
conda | Yes | Flask;jQuery | Flask;jQuery | Flask;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;Fedora | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | A little bit of vibe coding can help in fast prototyping and first-order testing, which is good for initial exploration of projects. Beyond that, no more vibes... | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Understanding clients' needs, managing groups of people and their code, code testing and quality control, maintaining understanding and overview of large code bases | 34,804 | null |
17,187 | 17,188 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;MySQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Copilot
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Over my dead body. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Understanding why things are the way they are and thus making decisions between paradigms. The bigger the scope, the less able AI is make good decisions. | 75,000 | 5 |
17,188 | 17,189 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 41 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 144,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | CFML
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | everything we do now will remain valuable to ensure that we still know whats going on | 167,061 | 10 |
17,189 | 17,190 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 64 | Retired | 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 |
17,190 | 17,191 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Elixir;Python;Rust | Assembly;Python;Rust | NA
Futhark | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. AI so far hasn't been able to keep up with professional work requirements. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Software development | 60,328 | 9 |
17,191 | 17,192 | I am learning to code | 65 years or older | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 2 | System administrator | 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 | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 41,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;LangMem | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 47,566 | null |
17,192 | 17,193 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 33 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 240,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;C#;Python;Ruby;Scala;Zig | Assembly;C#;Python | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Polars;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Polars;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Polars;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | 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, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | critical thinking | 65,496 | 7 |
17,193 | 17,194 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Uruguay | UYU Uruguayan peso | 328,000 | Yes | Python;Rust;SQL | Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Netlify;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Netlify;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Netlify;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim | Android Studio;Vim | Android Studio;Vim | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 8,091 | 5 |
17,194 | 17,195 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 32 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 6 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 14,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Windsurf | PyCharm;Vim;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Notion;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | 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 | Partially, i sometimes use it to create basic skeletons of applications or MVPs | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Qdrant;pgvector;Milvus | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Fixing AI-written code. Maybe something change, but now it only looks like code and works awfully, if works at all. | 138,596 | 6 |
17,195 | 17,196 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 17 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 34,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Ultralytics | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Kaggle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;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 | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I do not use LLMs to generate code | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 39,445 | 2 |
17,196 | 17,197 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
17,197 | 17,198 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 33 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 12 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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;Testing code | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes, it became a fundamental part. I wouldn't build a whole solution via vibe coding but for isolated parts or to kick start an idea is an awesome tool. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Troubleshooting complex scenario (e.g., parallel programming, distributed systems, ...), understanding the nuances of a complex and interconnected solution, decide for the least drawback, supervise and review AI work. | 179,790 | 8 |
17,198 | 17,199 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 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 | 46 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 450,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Lisp;Lua;Swift | null | qml
julia | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | rush
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | web components, lit
bun, web components, lit | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | mastodon
mastodon | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | unfortunately, it's coming at me from all sides and is blindly embraced by peers and leadership | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | union organizing | 450,000 | 8 |
17,199 | 17,200 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 36,000 | Yes | Assembly;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;C++;Elixir;Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | Django;jQuery;WordPress | Django;jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | 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);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | 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 | its not for me | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Data and analytics;Customer service support | null | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | 10 | 21,350 | null |
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