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NA | Yes | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
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NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text | Sublime Text | Sublime Text | NA
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NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Firebird
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | UniGui
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
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NA | Lack of or sub-par API
poor documentation | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 20 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 220,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Razor,Blazor
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | 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 distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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 | no, I don't believe in it | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | translating real problems into a technical description, and understanding the complexity of many systems interacting. | 272,784 | 10 |
17,706 | 17,707 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 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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17,707 | 17,708 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 45 | 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 | Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 45 | Applied scientist | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | Coda;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Model development of unique problem and systems | 200,000 | null |
17,708 | 17,709 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitHub;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or 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 | Writing code;Documenting 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | 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 h... | AI will never replace a human touch. | 250,000 | null |
17,709 | 17,710 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 25,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua | Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust | Lisp;Lua | viml
NA | Yes | MariaDB | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Gradle;Homebrew;Podman | APT;Cloudflare;Podman | APT;Cloudflare;Podman | Linode by Akamai
Linode by Akamai | Yes | Spring Boot | Deno;Django;Node.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Sourcehut
Sourcehut | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | IRC
IRC | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Job board;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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Vibe coding, like, to me, isn't a part of my professional development work. Totally tubular dude, I hope the vibes are good with you 🤙 🤙 | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | They're human so they can empathize with (human) users of their software | 25,000 | null |
17,710 | 17,711 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Data or business analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 69,000 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, god no. Just the phrase alone makes me sick. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | Project planning and clean code | 80,050 | null |
17,711 | 17,712 | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy 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 | 15 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Vite | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | 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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No and I hate that it exists. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Increased reliance on cyber security skillsets/understanding | null | 6 |
17,712 | 17,713 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,713 | 17,714 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Partly | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Github copilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex problem solving | 63,808 | 7 |
17,714 | 17,715 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 94,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | null | null | DDEV, Fortbabbit
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | B2evolution, Craft CMS, Sulu
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, not really. I sometimes use an LLM to generate boilerplate code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | null | 68,581 | 10 |
17,715 | 17,716 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 increased my productivity. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | code review | null | 6 |
17,716 | 17,717 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | null | null | 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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17,717 | 17,718 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 30,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 40,842 | 7 |
17,718 | 17,719 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 40 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 12,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Monday.com;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Somehow... | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | <Creativity> (as in the 80's "TRON" movie)! | 13,922 | 8 |
17,719 | 17,720 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not 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);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;School (... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Data engineer | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | C#;COBOL;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | APT;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | APT;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | 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 | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | 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 significantly changed 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding and validating correctness | null | 5 |
17,720 | 17,721 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | 12 | 3 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 26,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Seeing the big picture, architecture, maintainability, dealing with uncertainty and vague requirements. | 76,340 | 7 |
17,721 | 17,722 | 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 | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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 | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,722 | 17,723 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 235,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Odin
Odin | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | InfluxDB;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make | Prometheus | null | Nomad, mise, asdf, Consul
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
alpinejs, HTMX | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | CLion
NA | c++23;Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Other (write in):
Less toxic mods, more welcoming for new comers, and when asking a question; better discoverability and/or maybe some AI responses could help new comers. If that doesnt work, let them ask and encourage asking! thats what makes the page great, not the toxic and unhelpful moderators. | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I may use AI to generate simple bits here and there, or try to understand a complex piece of code, but I write all of the important code | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 h... | Understand the platform you are working on fully, this includes the entire stack your code touches. AI is not, and will not be a substitute for intuition, problem solving and accurately understanding trade offs. Also, someone has to debug the crappy code AI may generate | 235,000 | 9 |
17,723 | 17,724 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
If my company makes the technology | Security or privacy concerns
The technology is not created or sanctioned by my company | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
I avoid all other features of stack overflow | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes. I used this most often to generate development tools or scripts for myself that would have taken too long to build from scratch to be worth the effort | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | Tools Internal to my company | null | GitHub Copilot | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 h... | Code reading comprehension. Creativity. Systems design. Critical thinking. | 300,000 | null |
17,724 | 17,725 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;Pydantic | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Project planning | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Programming | 87,011 | 6 |
17,725 | 17,726 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Clickup;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, not really. I see "vibe coding" as being very useful for rapid prototyping and quick-start of new features. But generally not in a professional context. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;supabase;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;LangChain;LangGraph;Haystack | null | LangSmith;Langfuse;arize | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 204,212 | 8 |
17,726 | 17,727 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Architect, software or solutions | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;MATLAB;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;MATLAB;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | null | DuckDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | 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 h... | null | null | 10 |
17,727 | 17,728 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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17,728 | 17,729 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 14 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 48,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;React;Vue.js | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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 | No, I review every edit of LLM and talk to it about changes I think should be made. Basically doing code review of junior developer | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Qdrant | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | 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 | null | 13,099 | 10 |
17,729 | 17,730 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 27 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,730 | 17,731 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | 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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17,731 | 17,732 | 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) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, mobile | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad 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, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 7 |
17,732 | 17,733 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | 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) | 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) | 11 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 44,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Laravel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim;Windsurf | Neovim;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I hate vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 51,627 | null |
17,733 | 17,734 | 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) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 32 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 35 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | EmEditor
EmEditor | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | MatterMost, NextCloud
MatterMost, NextCloud | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | 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 | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | VibeCoding is good as a startup but does not work to maintain exsting, complex projects. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 | '- Sapere aude! (Think for yourself!/ "Have courage to use your own reason!")
- evaluating code / output
- coding for "rare cases"
- generate primary data
- (I/O interface) hardware-/ sensor-adaptive optimization, creating hardware interfaces / embedded systems design
- Co-Coding (with human and AI partners)
- e.g, ... | null | 8 |
17,734 | 17,735 | 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 | 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);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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,735 | 17,736 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 6 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 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 | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python | Go;Rust;Zig;Gleam | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Django;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | Helix
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being sane, not relying on AI. AI is cool but if you have a complex tech stack where you make features for people then it should be made by people. | 41,765 | 9 |
17,736 | 17,737 | 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 | I prefer not to say | null | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack... | 7 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Cargo | null | uv
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Spyder
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Polars | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);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, 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 | Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Vibe coding as part of my professional development work since the beginning of ChatGPT. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have impr... | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 se... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Neo4j;Qdrant;ChromaDB;supabase;Weaviate;Pinecone | null | Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph;Smolagents | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT;Perplexity | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Problem descriptions, creativity, empathy | 37,125 | null |
17,737 | 17,738 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Media & Advertising 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 | 3 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 70 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | null | GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, architectural design, debugging | 81 | 6 |
17,738 | 17,739 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;TypeScript | yaml
yaml | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm | Ansible;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | Ansible;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 per month or monthly | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. Young developpers tends to use lot of AI tools and don't understand much. Personnally, I work on heavily reused code that is part of a in house framework and AI doesn't do the job properly for now. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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 spen... | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Different situations require different solutions. AI will stay there as a helper to the developer, not as the replacement. | 109,438 | 10 |
17,739 | 17,740 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,740 | 17,741 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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 | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;Perl;PowerShell | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 250,000 | 2 |
17,741 | 17,742 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | 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 | 16 | Developer, game or graphics | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 160,000 | 9 |
17,742 | 17,743 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other (please specify): | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Netlify;npm | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Netlify;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;WordPress | AngularJS;Flask;Node.js;React | Node.js | hugo
hugo | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 400,000 | 9 |
17,743 | 17,744 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Julia!
Julia! | Yes | DuckDB;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | VictoriaMetrics
VictoriaMetrics | Yes | APT;Cargo;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Yarn | Cargo;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Cargo;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Nix
Nix | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Neovim;Zed | Aider;Neovim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Google Gemini | null | null | Arch;NixOS | Windows;Arch | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, I tried but it's more work than using it "just" as autocomplete | 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. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding complex systems, being able to debug them, "prove" to colleagues that some changes will or won't have some effects | null | 5 |
17,744 | 17,745 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 8 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 32,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Composer;Homebrew;npm;Splunk;Vercel;Vite | Composer;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Laravel;Next.js;React | Laravel;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | Azure DevOps
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I don't feel comfortable working with code I don't understand inside out | 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.;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 | 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 | Context, security, explaining code to non-technical stakeholders, breaking down code into modules or components, decision making | 43,565 | 10 |
17,745 | 17,746 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 960,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | hell no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | MCP servers | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 pla... | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 h... | no idea | 44,933 | null |
17,746 | 17,747 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | 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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17,747 | 17,748 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 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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17,748 | 17,749 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | 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 | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | Durandel
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Kind of. Some time I vibe code a disposable POC to see a concept in a working state. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and people skills | 150,000 | 1 |
17,749 | 17,750 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | 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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17,750 | 17,751 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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 | 25 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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17,751 | 17,752 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Books / Physical media | 25 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
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17,752 | 17,753 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not 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 | 19 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
Too new and unproven technology | null | 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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17,753 | 17,754 | 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 | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Ruby;SQL | Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;New Relic;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | null | null | Vertex AI;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 150,819 | null |
17,754 | 17,755 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | 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 | 1 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 7 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Python | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Google Cloud;Pip;Yarn | Datadog;Google Cloud;Pip;Yarn | Datadog;Google Cloud;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Yes if the policy of client/company agrees to use AI | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Flexibility and ability to learn new things | null | null |
17,755 | 17,756 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 26 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | 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 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 100,000 | Yes | Python;Swift;TypeScript | Python;Swift | Python;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | Firebase;Homebrew | Firebase;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData | SwiftData | SwiftData | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 59,307 | 10 |
17,756 | 17,757 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 12 | France | CHF Swiss franc | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | Crow
Crow | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Debian | Debian | null | null | null | ReviewBoard
ReviewBoard | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 (people);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 | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Getting the whole picture. Designed-in optimization. Imagination. | 123,993 | 9 |
17,757 | 17,758 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Energy | 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 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 47,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 54,527 | 9 |
17,758 | 17,759 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Scala;SQL | Kotlin;PHP;SQL | Kotlin;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | null | Composer;Datadog;Docker;Gradle | Datadog | Datadog | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | 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 | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Unfortunately | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging | 147,071 | 8 |
17,759 | 17,760 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;PowerShell;Python | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | null | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 InfoS... | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Thinking | null | 6 |
17,760 | 17,761 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 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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17,761 | 17,762 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Books / Physical media | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 18,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations;Customer service support | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | 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 | Filling in the blanks in the problem description. Usually problem is not fully defined or limitations are not fully documented. A good developer can clarify the problem to be solved and investigate what limitations are imposed on the solution. | 124,359 | null |
17,762 | 17,763 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 13 | 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 | 18 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Other (please specify):
AI bullshit | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Elixir;Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;Pip | Ansible;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don't think AI tools will replace any of the important skills of a software engineer. The best thing they can do is shit out mediocre code, they can't actually solve software development problems. | 122,527 | 5 |
17,763 | 17,764 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 4 | Product manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Python | Python | Python | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | Datomic;Dynamodb | Datomic;Dynamodb | Datomic;Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Splunk | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | Confluence;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;Miro | Confluence;Miro | Shortcut
NA | Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | 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.;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 InfoS... | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Act as an engineer | null | null |
17,764 | 17,765 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 13 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | 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 | 265,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Writing 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 | No. Sounds interesting, but I haven't had a usecase yet | 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 | Systems design and business understanding; cybersecurity principles | 265,000 | null |
17,765 | 17,766 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 12 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel | Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel | Bun;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;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, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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 | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Translating business problems into actual programming with all the edge case | null | null |
17,766 | 17,767 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 4 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;jQuery | Blazor | 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;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I do it mostly for front-end stuff, which I don't like that much. For example, it is an excellent tool to find the perfect CSS selectors. | 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.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | creativity, planning | 75,410 | 9 |
17,767 | 17,768 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Nepal | USD United States dollar | 4,060 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | React
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | 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 | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no, not at all | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | frontend development and software architect | 4,060 | 6 |
17,768 | 17,769 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | 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 | Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | null | null | Very favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 117,657 | null |
17,769 | 17,770 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | 5 | Database administrator or engineer | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,770 | 17,771 | 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.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry;Webpack | Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;React;Spring Boot | Flask;React;Spring Boot | Flask;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
17,771 | 17,772 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | 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 | 10 | Developer, back-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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Make;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Linear;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 platfor... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;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 | Holistic view, understanding business, high-level design | 150,819 | 9 |
17,772 | 17,773 | 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 | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 29 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 95,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Azure Devops
Azure Devops | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | 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 | null | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 h... | You will have to have enough skill and experience to know when the AI has just guessed and produced crap, and how to resolve it. | 129,334 | 7 |
17,773 | 17,774 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 69,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | Pulumi
Pulumi | Yes | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really, at least not yet | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Development and understanding the legacy code. Deep knowledge of the technology that you use to judge the AI output | 80,050 | 7 |
17,774 | 17,775 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 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 | 10 |
17,775 | 17,776 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | null | null | null | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,776 | 17,777 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,777 | 17,778 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | null | null | PHP
GO | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | null | null | NA
NA | null | Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly 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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | nope | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 136,141 | 6 |
17,778 | 17,779 | 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 | 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 | 16 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
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 | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,250 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Podman | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Podman | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Next.js | FastAPI;Next.js | FastAPI;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Curiosity, communication skills, friendliness | 250,250 | 10 |
17,779 | 17,780 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 34 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 187,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | GraphDB
GraphDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | null | null | Quarkus
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | 'Vibe coding' is part of my professional development work like astrology is part of a successful moon landing. Like saying 'amen' is part of fixing a bug. Like diluting water is a medicine. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking. Creativity. Problem solving. Design. Communication. | 255,265 | 4 |
17,780 | 17,781 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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) | null | null | null | 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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17,781 | 17,782 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,782 | 17,783 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | 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 | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | C++;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;TypeScript | C++;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Ninja;pnpm | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles | 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 190,000 | 9 |
17,783 | 17,784 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 923,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | Kubernetes | Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing 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): | No it is not. AI cannot write code for the complexity of our systems. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Solving complex problems where not even humans are sure what the outcome should be. This includes fuzzy requirements where assumptions have to be made | 52,038 | 9 |
17,784 | 17,785 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | htmx, alpinejs, tailwind
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No way. I do not trust the output for anything larger than a single function. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 100,000 | 6 |
17,785 | 17,786 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vercel;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vercel;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vercel;Yarn | uv
uv | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar mode... | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | maybe | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | 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 | Understanding how the project operates, knowing what constitutes robust, secure, and sustainable code, and clearly planning the logic and details of features. | null | 7 |
17,786 | 17,787 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | 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 | 30 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Other: | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Debian;Arch;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Pop!_OS | null | null | null | gitea
gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | 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 | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
17,787 | 17,788 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | 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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17,788 | 17,789 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Other (please specify):
Culture | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | Ember
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Airtable;Asana;Coda;GitHub;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, ChatGPT Codex. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | 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 pla... | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Project management and communication skills | 190,000 | 2 |
17,789 | 17,790 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 300,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript | C#;F#;Rust | C# | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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 | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 ... | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Listening, cooperation, big picture view | 68,924 | 9 |
17,790 | 17,791 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 33,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | Azure DevOps Boards
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | i make use of vibe coding only to solve complicated algorithm to save time | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving and team management | 38,285 | 4 |
17,791 | 17,792 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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17,792 | 17,793 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 26 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | System administrator | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Gets the job done. | Other (please specify):
Unable to deliver results. | null | null | 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 | 38,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | SQL, Python, Jinja2, HTML, Javascript, C#, VBA, Visual Basic .NET, AutoLISP, Bash
C# and SQL are the only two I actually WANT to use, but completing my project will require: SQL, Python, Jinja2, HTML, & Javascript. | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | Flask
Flask | No | null | null | null | 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;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | null | null | null | None
None | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Other (write in):
Find answers to a problem I have | Neutral | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | It's great for getting 80-85% of the way there, very quickly. I use it when I don't already see the end of the project, from where I'm starting. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significa... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | • Being able to understand the scope of the project, how each aggregate piece connects to complete the solution. Projects will still be broken down into a bunch of little black boxes, rather than assembled into one giant black box.
• Being able to troubleshoot niggling errors that slip passed the AI tools.
• Being able... | 38,000 | null |
17,793 | 17,794 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | 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) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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 | 60 | AI/ML engineer | 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 | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | C++;MATLAB;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | null | null | spyer
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | Google Colab | Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | software design | 30,000 | 9 |
17,794 | 17,795 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 34 | Retired | null | null | null | null | null | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | basic, pascal, modula2
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly | This is like undefined behavior and usable for mission critical SW development. This might change within a decade. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | generate documentation | null | null |
17,795 | 17,796 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 0 | Angola | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 0 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | Tidak tahu
Ya | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase... | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase... | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase... | Ya
Ok | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | Ya | Ya | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Ya
Ya | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Ya
Ya | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | Ya betul | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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: | 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 | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;LangMem;mem0 | null | Vertex AI;Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smol-AGI;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Martian;phidata;Smolagents;lyzr | null | Sentry;Galileo;Honeycomb;Metero;New Relic;opik;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz;Protect AI;Vectra AI;arize;helicone | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 h... | Sangat bagus | null | null |
17,796 | 17,797 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Kotlin | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Kotlin | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | 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 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
17,797 | 17,798 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Database administrator or engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 143,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;SQL | C#;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Google Cloud;npm;NuGet | Google Cloud;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | 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 | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 143,000 | 8 |
17,798 | 17,799 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 1,050 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;R;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;OCaml | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS | Odin
Odin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | odin http library
go's http library | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
forums | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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 | 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. I want to make good software. We already have trash for everything. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | basically everything | 1,218 | null |
17,799 | 17,800 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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