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17,400 | 17,401 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Cockroachdb | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
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NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Minimally for POC work | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Understanding how things work - writing code is only a small part of what developers do, cognitively. | 15,000 | 5 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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NA | null | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MySQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | YouTube;Twitch | YouTube;Twitch | 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 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 200,000 | 3 |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
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NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;Terraform | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Kaggle;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 | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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, critical thinking | 149,756 | 10 |
17,406 | 17,407 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;Linear | Clickup;GitHub;Linear | Clickup;GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Job board | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 don’t use AI tools regularly | I don't believe AI is reliable enough at this point to generate meaningful large feature software. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I do not think any skill is safe. With digital advances every skill is at stake | 232 | 5 |
17,407 | 17,408 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 9 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 230,022 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Ruby;Rust;Zig | Go;Ruby;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | NestJS | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Trae;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Understand the code | 12,108 | 9 |
17,408 | 17,409 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
Open phone | null | null | null | I'm not sure | 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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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 | 0 |
17,409 | 17,410 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | null | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Blazor;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;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 | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Security | null | null |
17,410 | 17,411 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Higher Education | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;SQL | Assembly;C;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Crystal
Crystal | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | 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 | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 3 |
17,411 | 17,412 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 40 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 |
17,412 | 17,413 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 43 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 0 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Dart;MicroPython;Python;SQL | C;C#;C++;MicroPython;Python | C;C#;C++;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Project planning, debugging, test generation, requirements analysis | null | null |
17,413 | 17,414 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 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 | 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 |
17,414 | 17,415 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | 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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 27 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 89,914 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;InfluxDB;MongoDB | Databricks SQL;InfluxDB;MongoDB | Databricks SQL;InfluxDB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Axum | jQuery;Node.js;Axum | jQuery;Node.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | CLion
CLion | Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;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 | Not sure/can't remember | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Robotics | 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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | mathemathics, algorithms & data structures, critical thinking, collaboration | 104,313 | 8 |
17,415 | 17,416 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
Flexible WFH arrangtement | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 113,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | notepad
notepad | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;YouTrack | YouTrack | YouTrack | 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 | 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 at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Other (write in): | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and I think it is a bad idea for long term maintenance. | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding and predicting what users actually want when they are bad at communicating it. | 113,000 | 7 |
17,416 | 17,417 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Groovy;Java;Kotlin | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really | 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 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 81,210 | 8 |
17,417 | 17,418 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 22 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | MacOS | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | HubSpot Projects
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Data structures, algorithms, documentation, architecture. Basically everything. | 100,000 | null |
17,418 | 17,419 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | VEX
VEX | 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;Debian | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Bitbucket
Bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | 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 | Chat (people) | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Clearly explaining the project to a AI | 124,029 | null |
17,419 | 17,420 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | AI/ML engineer | Less than 20 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 | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Go;Rust | Go;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Cassandra;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Make;Prometheus | uv
uv | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Deno;React | Deno;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Xcode | Cursor;Neovim | Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Arch;iPadOS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | partially | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | cursor | 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 | critical thinking, technical mindset, experience | 61,264 | 6 |
17,420 | 17,421 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 19 | 17 | Tunisia | TND Tunisian dinar | 91,663 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Snowflake;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Kubernetes;Terraform | Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Fastify;Flask | Fastify | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Debian | MacOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;New Relic;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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 | problem solving | 31,114 | 5 |
17,421 | 17,422 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,422 | 17,423 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 18 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 6 | Switzerland | USD United States dollar | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore | Spanner
Spanner | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Slack (public channels, not work);X;Medium | Slack (public channels, not work);X;Medium | Slack (public channels, not work);X;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code | 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, it's a risk | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, putting things together | 96,000 | 6 |
17,423 | 17,424 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media | 20 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
Ability to adapt to present tech environment | Poor usability
Does not work with present tech stack | Other: | Other (please specify):
Ability to get on with work and versatility in the stack | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Python | Dart;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;Python;Scala;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Make | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Pip | Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Answer a question
Just there to find an answer | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Writing 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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes and no, it is a good technique to get the gist of how a code snippet should work but it should be checked to make sure if anything goes wrong somebody has read the source code and knows roughly what may happen. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 | Other (please specify): | AI Coding is like a scientific calculator of the past. It can be used to automate coding tasks bu the understanding of the source code is still imperative to enable fixing and changing of systems at will. AI coding just makes things 100% faster and more efficient and there is nothing wrong with that. | null | 5 |
17,424 | 17,425 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 22 | 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 | 27 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 4 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | Other (write in): | Not at all. Coding requieres a lot of planning | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Translating client's requirements to code or to a prompt | 50,000 | 9 |
17,425 | 17,426 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pip;Vercel | Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel | npm;Pip;Vercel | UV
NA | Yes | Laravel;Symfony | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | null | null | null |
17,426 | 17,427 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | 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 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | C#;Java;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | Lucid
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, but I 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. | 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.;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 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 | Communication, High Level Understanding of Business needs, Design, and Architecture, Emotional Intelligence | 200,000 | null |
17,427 | 17,428 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 92,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 92,000 | 7 |
17,428 | 17,429 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | poetry, pixi, uv, OpenShift
poetry, pixi, uv, OpenShift | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim | helix, Qt Creator
helix, Qt Creator | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Qt forum
Qt forum | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | 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 | Language understanding
Problem solving
Architecture understanding
Debugging
| null | 10 |
17,429 | 17,430 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 176,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | Room,
NA | Yes | Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Sublime Text;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | Github Copilot, | null | MacOS;Android | null | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Github Copilot,
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, solving complex problems across a codebase (not a single bug in a single file), architecting, building greenfield applications, security best practices, etc. | 176,000 | 7 |
17,430 | 17,431 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 42 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Yarn | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Deno;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Debian | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | I have created my own AI integration tool that allows a 10x process for Vibe coding. I use it daily. However, vibe coding by inexperienced programmers generates worthless code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | A solid understanding of software architecture will become more and more important as more AI is used to generate programs. | 175,000 | 9 |
17,431 | 17,432 | 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 | 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;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 | 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 | 25 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,432 | 17,433 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,197,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Node.js;React;Axum | React;Axum | React;Axum | Leptos
Leptos | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, security knowledge | 67,485 | null |
17,433 | 17,434 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 16 | Project manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 230,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Laravel;Next.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | NA
extjs | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;WebStorm | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Trello | Azure Devops;Trello | Azure Devops;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 52,842 | 7 |
17,434 | 17,435 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 45 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | C;Python | Go | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | 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 | Coding challenges | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 180,000 | 6 |
17,435 | 17,436 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 27 | 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 | 41 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 215,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Ninja | Ninja | Ninja | micromamba, cmake
micromamba, cmake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs
emacs | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Hacker News;X;YouTube | Hacker News;X;YouTube | Hacker News;X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 292,704 | 7 |
17,436 | 17,437 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 20 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | objective c
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | 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 | 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | 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 | 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;Customer service support | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | Redis;Pinecone | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 120,000 | 8 |
17,437 | 17,438 | 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 | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Redis;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 190,598 | 7 |
17,438 | 17,439 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 87,500 | Yes | C;Python | C;C++;Python | C;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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);Mistral AI 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 | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;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, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | 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;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | understanding code
understanding precisely what the code should do and how to test it thoroughly | 101,513 | null |
17,439 | 17,440 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Books / Physical media;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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 10 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
CUDA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Uv
Uv | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | Streamlit
Streamlit | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | Dropbox Docs
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | 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 | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, but I think I should do more of it, to leverage more powerful AI in the future. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Being able to articulate what needs to be done. Being able to verify that things were completed. | 46,406 | 7 |
17,440 | 17,441 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Project planning | null | Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | 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 | 139,218 | 9 |
17,441 | 17,442 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 131,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip | npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Fedora | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | 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 | Other (write in): | No. Vibe coding only abstracts the problem and solution from the developer and atrophies problem solving skills. It also hides the nuance required for larger, more complex solutions or integrations between solutions. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Interpreting business requirements | 131,000 | 9 |
17,442 | 17,443 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;Trello | Azure Devops;Trello | Azure Devops;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support | Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
17,443 | 17,444 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 14 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Windsurf | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Windsurf | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | 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 week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | at the moment not using vibe coding proffesionaly | 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 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 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
17,444 | 17,445 | 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 | 26 | 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 | 33 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
This form is very fiddly - leaving untouched | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 102,500 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | BBEdit
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No interest in that | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | I have no idea. We will just have to muddle through, or find something else to do with our time | 139,545 | 7 |
17,445 | 17,446 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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 | 19 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | SpringBoot
SpringBoot | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Other (write in):
Find the answer to my question | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving | null | 9 |
17,446 | 17,447 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | Thailand | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django;FastAPI | Django | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 100,000 | null |
17,447 | 17,448 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 54 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 54 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | null | null | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | IBM DB2;MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Pip;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Pip;Yarn | uv (pip replacement)
uv (pip replacement) | Yes | Django;Flask;WordPress | Flask;WordPress | Flask;WordPress | yii
yii | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | geany
geany | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Windows;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I use AI to supplement my coding, help solve problems, but have not found it useful for building applications or modules | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | 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 | Having problem domain understanding so prompts can be articulated well and understanding it the solution provided is appropriate. Corner cases continue to be a problem | null | 9 |
17,448 | 17,449 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | AI/ML engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 52,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Scala | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Only for short small throw away scripts that I can't be bothered to write myself. | 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.;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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving and lack of reliance on AI tools for when AI tools fail or are not able to solve the problem. | 52,000 | null |
17,449 | 17,450 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | 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 | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity and lived experience will always be valuable. | 125,000 | null |
17,450 | 17,451 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 3 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 37,600 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey | Ansible;Chocolatey | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving | 43,622 | null |
17,451 | 17,452 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 6 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | C#;C++;Rust;SQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No, not at all. I do not use AI to write code in any capacity. I would not copy code from a Google AI Overview. I do not want to feed source code into a LLM in order to get advice and I do not trust the LLM to properly interpret it anyway. I want to understand the code I am writing. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | I think all the skills developers have now will become MORE important if AI assistance or vibe coding becomes commonplace in the next 3-5 years. Developers may need to debug code that no one, including those who wrote it, can even begin to understand. | null | 7 |
17,452 | 17,453 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,453 | 17,454 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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 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);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | 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 | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Node.js;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | RAG | RAG | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | 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) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | 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 | approach complex problems and analyse them step by step to come up with a general approach | 81,210 | 8 |
17,454 | 17,455 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Being Essencial | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 7 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 600,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Dart | Dart | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio | Android Studio | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it's far away in terms of quality to become part of my workflow | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | It will depend on how capable they become | 109,222 | 9 |
17,455 | 17,456 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;Dart | C#;Dart | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not yet, but I can see it becoming part of my workroutine | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Knowlegde about optimizing code in terms of performance, memory consumption and security | 83,531 | 7 |
17,456 | 17,457 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 33 | 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 | 41 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Ant
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Vim;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | 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 (people);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 | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Coding efficiently. I don’t believe in AI yet | null | 9 |
17,457 | 17,458 | 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 | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 190,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MySQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MySQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Airtable;Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Airtable;Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Airtable;Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, but I have provided full implementations of certain classes in one programming language to be "translated" into another one, ie. to generate a client API class from an existing client, and it works "mostly", ie. I spend much less time debugging than I would have building the class myself | 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 | System design and architecture, integration, product design and development | 138,621 | 8 |
17,458 | 17,459 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | GDScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C++ | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;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 | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
17,459 | 17,460 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | 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 | 23 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C;C++;Delphi;PHP;SQL | C;C#;Java;SQL | C;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB | FirebirdSQL
FirebirdSQL | 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 | Doxygen;GitLab | GitLab;Jira;Redmine | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Unsure | 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | 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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 6 |
17,460 | 17,461 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Project manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | 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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17,461 | 17,462 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Assembly;Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | flexibility and overall sense | 46,406 | 10 |
17,462 | 17,463 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 23 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | 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 | 5 | 3 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 68,800 | Yes | Dart;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift | Dart;PHP;Python;SQL | Dart;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | BigQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud | Cocoapods
NA | Yes | Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | Api-Platform
Api-Platform | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;PhpStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;PhpStorm | Android Studio;PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes. Just like high-level programming languages are used for writing low-level code/instructios, so is LLM prompting used to generate high-level language code now. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Google Cloud Platform DocumentAI | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Where Googling used to be the primary skill, now prompting is taking over its place.
Code reviewing remains the key skill at the senior level. | 79,818 | 8 |
17,463 | 17,464 | 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 | null | 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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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,464 | 17,465 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Homebrew;Make;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Homebrew;Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
17,465 | 17,466 | 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.) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 83,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | IndexedDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Deno | null | Lit
Lit | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Other (write in): | Very occasionally, for disposable prototypes and proof of concepts. It's hideous to maintain or iterate on, so even when the prototype gets accepted it's quicker to use it as a starter spec and code from scratch. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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): | AI tools have stopped becoming more capable. The latest (expensive) bleeding edge reasoning models are barely an improvement from 2-3 years ago, and every iteration is less of an increase than the last. AI progress isn't exponential, it has plateaued.
The job of being a developer is NOT just copy-pasting code from StackOverflow, and that's the only thing AI is really quick at. Software engineering requires analytical thought, thousands of tiny decisions every day that require intent, spotting that a choice might increase technical debt, or a bug fix might have not just affect the reported symptoms. AI doesn't replace the skills of any but the most junior of devs, and even then after a few weeks your junior dev has learnt and is improving but the AI is unchanged.
So, all of them. | 112,997 | 8 |
17,466 | 17,467 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | CouchDB
CouchDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Node.js | Astro;Node.js | Astro;Node.js | Adonis.js
Adonis.js | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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;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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Integrate big pieces of code, design complex solutions, niche technologies where there is not much docs about | 69,609 | 9 |
17,467 | 17,468 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 8 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | 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 | Long-form articles | 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 | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I've tried to vibe code unit tests and the vibes are bad | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Problem solving, attention to detail, understanding nuanced context, user experience design, API design, reading code, product decisions, creativity | 131,325 | 5 |
17,468 | 17,469 | 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.) | 24 | 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);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 400,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Cockroachdb | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Cockroachdb | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Cockroachdb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Railway;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;pnpm;Railway;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;pnpm;Railway;Vite | Nix NixOS
Nix NixOS | Yes | Astro;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Node.js;Svelte | Astro;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS;NixOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It's gradually becoming so | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Milvus | null | CrewAI | null | null | null | 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 | Code organization, tool selection, technology selection, modular design, architecture like services
Data, test, constraint and specification generation seems important since that works well with AI assisted coding. | 400,000 | 6 |
17,469 | 17,470 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
17,470 | 17,471 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;Python | C;Java;Python;Rust | Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | Docker;Maven (build tool);Poetry | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | 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;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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
17,471 | 17,472 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | NA
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17,472 | 17,473 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React;Spring Boot | Express;React | Express;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is not for professionals. Vibe coding is a lazy way to hack together code that will most certainly have performance and scalability issues if it is used in any real production system. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging and understanding how code works. You can generate all the code you want with AI, but if you don't know how it works, you will be in a bad spot when you need to know it. | 175,000 | 10 |
17,473 | 17,474 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 43 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 43 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | 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): | No. I do not use this method. It wastes my time and does not work as a learning tool. | 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 | 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 | Logic management and learning by doing. | null | null |
17,474 | 17,475 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Fastify;NestJS;Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | only for quick and dirty proof of concept projects done from scratch | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | 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 | I think all of them, especially the skills to: break down problems, detail specific requirements, verify solutions correctness, anticipate problems, review code quality | 48,726 | 8 |
17,475 | 17,476 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 29 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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
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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 |
17,476 | 17,477 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 87,500 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | null | 119,124 | 8 |
17,477 | 17,478 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | null | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Rust;Scala | Rust;Scala | NA
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Yarn | Cargo;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Cargo;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | 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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 160,000 | 7 |
17,478 | 17,479 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 26 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Firebird
Firebird | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Telegram
Telegram | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 92,812 | 9 |
17,479 | 17,480 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media | 20 | Retired | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Perl;PHP;Ruby;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I'm a devops guy but i started my career as a developper i love coding but ai fucked it for me | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Cybersecurity | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | 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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | writing code properly and understand infra. beneath the hood | 81,210 | null |
17,480 | 17,481 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Assembly;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Netlify;npm;Pacman;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Architecture, system design, bigger picture | 250,000 | 6 |
17,481 | 17,482 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 113,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | NA
Convex | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm | Vite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;React | NA
Convex | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | Slab
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, but only when writing straightforward scripts that will be run once and then thrown away, like connecting to an API to add or retrieve lots of data.
I do not believe vibe coding is a viable way to write maintainable code for a production environment. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to problem solve, the ability to learn quickly, the ability to see how multiple complex systems interact. | 113,000 | 2 |
17,482 | 17,483 | 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 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 30 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 225,000 | Yes | Python;Swift | Python;Rust;Swift | Python;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Heroku;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Xcode | Cursor | null | NA
NA | SwiftData;visionOS | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | openAI Image generating models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO, it's not that good | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | All Skills | 225,000 | 10 |
17,483 | 17,484 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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;Books / Physical media | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Milvus, ChromaDB
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Poetry | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Poetry | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | FastAPI;Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It is not since I tried and it does not work | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding business requirement, writing code for production | null | 7 |
17,484 | 17,485 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 14 | 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;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | null | null | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Drupal;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Astro;NestJS;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | Yes, definitely | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
17,485 | 17,486 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Academic researcher | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 550,000 | Yes | C++;Python;R;SQL | C++;Python;R;SQL | C++;Python;R;SQL | Haskell
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Ollama;Ultralytics | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | 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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | When starting on a new project I like to get help from LLMs to structure the code and set it up. I use it as a collegaue that gives advices and remembers how the syntax should be structured. I dont just describe an idea without having any thoughts on how the software should be but I like to use LLMs to help me generate code faster and more efficiently. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | I dont think you can write good software without having a solid idea about how software is structured, the architecture used etc. So while AI will definitely replace manual coding - I think it is still necessary for humans and software developers to be a great part of that - operationalising how certain ideas could be implemented and how to think about it as a software system. | 85,536 | null |
17,486 | 17,487 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 350,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++ | C;C#;C++ | C;C#;C++ | Mathematica
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | 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 | Deciding what features to work on, and designing them. | 350,000 | 10 |
17,487 | 17,488 | 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) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 50 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 67,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, using ai support from IDE without prompt. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I 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 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 | 77,730 | 7 |
17,488 | 17,489 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Montenegro | USD United States dollar | 40,500 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | critical thinking, soft skills | 40,500 | 5 |
17,489 | 17,490 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 48 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Scala;SQL;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Scala;SQL;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Scala;SQL;Mojo | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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 | null | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | 87,011 | 8 |
17,490 | 17,491 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Yarn | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Yarn | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 83,531 | 9 |
17,491 | 17,492 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 34 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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);Books / Physical media | 36 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | 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 | 8 | 8 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud | Composer;Docker | null | Akamai (Linode)
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Good logic, understanding the programming language and formulation of the right questions and prompts. | null | 8 |
17,492 | 17,493 | 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 | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 15 | Applied scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 218,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Julia
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Arch | MacOS;Arch | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Granite
Granite | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, but only for small, very well-defined snippets where I can quickly check the code is as intended. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Having a more bird's eye view of how a complex codebase works; understanding how to quickly fine tune an AI for desired capability | 218,000 | null |
17,493 | 17,494 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | 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) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 246,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Perl;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;C;Erlang;F#;HTML/CSS;OCaml;Perl;Prolog;Rust;SQL;Zig | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;Perl;Prolog;Rust;SQL | Haskell, Mercury
Haskell, Mercury | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | Prolog, Mercury
Prolog, Mercury | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Sphinx
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano | Nano | Emacs
Emacs | c++23 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Swarm
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discourse
Discourse, Zulip | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, it’s not suitable for my job, where there are engineering requirements for correctness (compilers, hardware) and legal requirements for high assurance (automotive). | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | More automation in software development tends to lead to more developers. Their jobs look different than before, since they’re working at a higher level of abstraction, but the fundamental skills don’t change — human communication, creative problem-solving, and mathematical skills are timeless. | 246,000 | 8 |
17,494 | 17,495 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 40 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 16 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 81,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony | jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony | jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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;Other (write in): | Vibe coding? You have 10 seconds to get the f**k out of my house. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Devin | null | null | New Relic | null | GitHub Copilot;Devin 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 quick help troubleshooting | Software architecting | 110,275 | 8 |
17,495 | 17,496 | 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 | None of the above | 12 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 18 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 168,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Ruby;SQL | JavaScript;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | NA
cratedb | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Orbstack, Taskfile
Orbstack, Taskfile | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | FastAPI;Next.js;Nuxt.js | FastAPI;Next.js;Nuxt.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Asana;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 168,000 | null |
17,496 | 17,497 | 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 | 32 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;WordPress | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm | PyCharm | clion
clion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;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 daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Mostly, I found that generating code from scratch doesn't work so well. The more context you give AI the better it does. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Ollama | The agent system provided by jetbrains | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Junie | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Architecture: Understanding requirements and mapping them to code. Programming within specialist environments where the AI hasn't seen much data. | 163,370 | 8 |
17,497 | 17,498 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 98,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Go;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | Angular;Django;Node.js | Angular;Django;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);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) | Jetbrains ai
Jetbrains ai | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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. | 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 | Understanding real world business problems and identifying possible solutions. | 133,419 | 7 |
17,498 | 17,499 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 46 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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 | 53 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | null | null | null | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 45,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | Firebase Realtime Database | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | Firebase;Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
Firebase IDX | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Slack (public channels, not work);X | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, all code for current project generated this way. | 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 | 45,000 | 10 |
17,499 | 17,500 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | Yes. I’ve used it to quickly implement a new feature, tweak existing code and block out an initial project structure. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Big picture problem solving; prioritizing project goals, tasks, and priorities; understanding user needs; doing the right thing | null | 7 |
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