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1,800 | 1,801 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Terraform | Composer;Terraform | Composer;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;VSCodium | PhpStorm;VSCodium | PhpStorm;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | JetBrains built-in
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1,801 | 1,802 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
no certifications | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 10 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 46,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | Loki
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;npm;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
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1,802 | 1,803 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;Elixir;GDScript;Java;Kotlin;OCaml;Python;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Java;Kotlin;OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Koka, Niva
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;npm | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;npm | DNF
DNF | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Use discussion or chat feature
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;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;ChromaDB | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | problem solving skills and new feature-based ideas | null | null |
1,804 | 1,805 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 27 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Pip | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;WordPress | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Debian;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all 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 | 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 | Somewhat 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;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging code, schematizing data, high-level engineering, UX design | 78,000 | 4 |
1,805 | 1,806 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | null | Student | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | null | 4 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding only has a place in very basic or throw-away projects, such as quick scripts or bare skeletons. It cannot go far past the initial designing and prototyping phases. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
1,806 | 1,807 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Axum | Django;Axum | Django;Axum | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian;Pop!_OS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 6 |
1,807 | 1,808 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 25 | France | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift | ObjectiveC
ObjectiveC | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | APT;Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Cursor;Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | 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 | 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 | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | 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 | Troubleshooting, understand real user needs, coming up with creative / unusual solutions to existing problems | 40,605 | null |
1,808 | 1,809 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;WebStorm | Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | 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) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis;supabase | null | IBM watsonx.ai | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Bolt.new | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
1,809 | 1,810 | 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 | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Perl;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Vue.js | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Aider;Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Trilium
Trilium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is not part of my professional development work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Reading code, understanding Big O optimization, benchmarking, testing | 130,000 | 10 |
1,810 | 1,811 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | Other: | null | 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 | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Supabase;Vercel | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Supabase;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Trae;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes
| Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | null | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 10 |
1,811 | 1,812 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 25 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | null | null | null | Julia
Julia | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Pip | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Nothing | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Actual design direction | 210,000 | 6 |
1,812 | 1,813 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 3,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 3,480 | 10 |
1,813 | 1,814 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 50 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MySQL | InfluxDB;MySQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Blazor;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fully understanding all aspects of the problem and designing a solution that fits well, and is performant and reliable | 300,000 | 8 |
1,814 | 1,815 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Paraguay | PYG Paraguayan guarani | 210,000,000 | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | PLSQL
NA | Yes | Oracle | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Oracle APEX
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Oracle Forum
Oracle Forum | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No lo forma y es un camino rumbo al défit de calidad. Anteponiendo las entregas rápidas ante un producto bueno | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | La comprensión lógica de problemas para realizar soluciones reales para el mundo, ya que la IA es una aproximación contemplando un mundo ideal.
Dentro del mundo real hay parámetros que son muy especiales por cada lugar donde se implementen soluciones de software y no todo sigue el patron correcto o ideal. Allí la IA puede verse afectada aún | 26,322 | 10 |
1,815 | 1,816 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 0 | Yes | C;Python | Dart | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
Flutter | Yes | VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Arch | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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) | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | humanity | null | null |
1,816 | 1,817 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 45 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Go;Lua;MicroPython | null | MMBASIC
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Own db
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing 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 | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | System architecture, debugging | null | 8 |
1,817 | 1,818 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | Cmake, bitbake
Cmake, bitbake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing 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 | It is not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Designing the implementation | null | 8 |
1,818 | 1,819 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 79,000 | Yes | C#;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | openProject
openProject | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I neer heard of the term. It is not part of my work. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | To fully understand the problem-domain that the code tries to solve | 91,652 | 8 |
1,819 | 1,820 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 88,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Go | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | 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 | Somewhat. Not enough trust in the AI to do more. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking, system design. Communication with teams. | 64,203 | 6 |
1,820 | 1,821 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,050,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | 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 | 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;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;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Thinking over solutions. | 49,146 | null |
1,821 | 1,822 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 7 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite | Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | Quarkus, SolidJS
Quarkus, SolidJS | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All | 76,570 | 8 |
1,822 | 1,823 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 7 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Erlang;F#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Haskell | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;H2;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Valkey | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Valkey | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse;Valkey | NA
Trino | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all 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 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 quick help troubleshooting | architecture | null | 8 |
1,823 | 1,824 | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 22 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more 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 | null | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 50 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 106,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I work on serious software. The kind where you land in jail if you fuck up semi-massively. Is this a joke question? | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All that we currently have. In 3-5 years, the first AI-produced crap failing catastrophically will hit the headlines and people who know how to code will be in very high demand. | 122,976 | 8 |
1,824 | 1,825 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
Selfhostability | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 24,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | node-json-db
node-json-db | Yes | APT;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn | APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | APT;Homebrew;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;Deno;Node.js | Angular;Deno;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
Wiki.js | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Generally no, for small hacky things every now and then letting LLMs create a script/draft is ok. | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;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;Other (please specify): | Patience, Interest in IT & Programming, Creativity | 29,758 | 7 |
1,825 | 1,826 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | 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 | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 170,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python | null | null | Julia
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Nikola, Jekyll
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | null | null | Mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem definition, architecture planning, reviewing (curating) | 41,596 | null |
1,826 | 1,827 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 42,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pacman | MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pacman | MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;Node.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Fastify;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Rider;WebStorm | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | generating an email for a junior developer and hoping the software works | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Decision intelligence | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Optimization and performance. Understanding complex requirements | 49,306 | 3 |
1,827 | 1,828 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 32 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 38 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 14 | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
kdb, q, j, apl | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Rally
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);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Troubleshooting code, fixing bugs, generating data for complex test scenarios | null | 10 |
1,828 | 1,829 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 21,000 | Yes | Dart;Elixir | Dart;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Dart;Elixir | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | fly.io
fly.io | Yes | Phoenix | Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Vue.js | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | absolutely f***ing not | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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. | 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 | coding, algorithms, actually computer science skills which AI can't ever replace | 24,363 | 6 |
1,829 | 1,830 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 45 | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 47 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | null | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 221,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;Python;SQL | Dart;Go;SQL | Dart;Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Google Cloud | Datadog;Google Cloud | Datadog;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | design, verification | 221,000 | 6 |
1,830 | 1,831 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 30 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;npm;Prometheus;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | Astro;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | Astro;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | rarely apply vibe coding | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | knowledge, experience | null | 10 |
1,831 | 1,832 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 43 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 23,203 | null |
1,832 | 1,833 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 35 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 144 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | The company doesn't provide this tooling yet, so I make my own research and encourage my team members to use it. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication and team player skills | 167 | 6 |
1,833 | 1,834 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Database administrator or engineer | 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Uncalled for AI Integration | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;PHP;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;npm;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo | NA
uv | Yes | Symfony;WordPress | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Redmine | Redmine | Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | 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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Replit | null | null | All, I don't believe AI tools will render any of my skills any less valuable within the forseeable future. | 52,207 | 9 |
1,834 | 1,835 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 12 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Documenting code;Testing 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, most of the code that I write consists of taking models from huggingface, evaluating them, and creating a fastapi app. All of this can be mostly vibe coded with a little bit of guidance. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | ChromaDB;pgvector | smolagents | Smolagents | github copilot | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | 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 | Understanding complex multidomain issues | 92,812 | null |
1,835 | 1,836 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | Python;R;SQL | Go;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Polars;RAG;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;ChromeOS | MacOS;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 150,819 | 8 |
1,836 | 1,837 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 13 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;SQL | Elixir;Go;Java;OCaml;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Go;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Quarkus
Quarkus | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;VSCodium;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Inter-person-communication and the translation from business use cases to actual code. I also think that AI will not be able to generate code for sufficiently large problems. Even if AI were able to generate the code, the business use cases must still be described in detail so that it can generate the correct code. | 99,193 | 6 |
1,837 | 1,838 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 42 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | PostgreSQL | null | Sybase, Informix, Firebird
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Lit, Web Components, Tomcat, Servlets
Lit, Web Components | Yes | Eclipse;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NetBeans
NetBeans | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | BugGenie, Zendesk
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely none | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | I'll be retired | 105,000 | 2 |
1,838 | 1,839 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Zig | Nim
Nim | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | Django;FastAPI;Flask;WordPress | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim | Helix
Helix | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Arch;NixOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Programming, DevOps | null | 7 |
1,839 | 1,840 | 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 | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 19 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 480,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Couchbase
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Miro;Monday.com;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, high level design, | 141,188 | 9 |
1,840 | 1,841 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | 576,000 | Yes | C;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Vite | Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Poetry;Supabase;Vite | Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Poetry;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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 | yes it is | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | MCP servers | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | 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 | supabase | null | Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | Cline | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 4,438 | 4 |
1,841 | 1,842 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Java;Python;Rust | Java;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Axum | Deno;React;Axum | React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing 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): | Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | 200,000 | 8 |
1,842 | 1,843 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 3,120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub | Clickup;GitHub | Clickup;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Frontend Masters
Frontend Masters | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Daily or almost daily | Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | debugging Ai written code | 10,391 | 10 |
1,843 | 1,844 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 34 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 166,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;VBA | Assembly;C;C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Android;iOS | GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | My boss would like it to be a big part of what we do, but I was underwhelmed by it. I think it may be useful for my non-technical boss to mock up an application so we can better understand what he wants, or to see if it's appealing to clients before we invest any development effort into the project. But, other than a tool for mocking up demos, I don't see any use for it. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Back end business logic, data and workflow design, complex algorithm creation, complex problem solving, weighing pros and cons of various solutions | 166,000 | 10 |
1,844 | 1,845 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Codebase isn’t bloated and unintuitive | Other (please specify):
AI or AI Agents | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iPadOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
I don’t really access this site from anything other than google search results. | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. “Vibe programming” (programming with music, while vibing) yes. Using AI to generate code, and then trying to debug said code? No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Being able to structure and understand large project, being able to optimise code, and especially being good at cyber security. | null | null |
1,845 | 1,846 | 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.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 0 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Swift | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | Objective C
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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 | 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.;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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 5 |
1,846 | 1,847 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 130,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | Cursor;Sublime Text | Cursor;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Vertex AI | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 94,846 | 9 |
1,847 | 1,848 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Daily or almost daily | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | imagination | 495 | 8 |
1,848 | 1,849 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 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 substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;MSBuild;NuGet | winget
winget | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | It's not and i think it's a horrible idea to write software that way.
By delegating the work to an AI you end up with software you don't know and don't understand. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, understanding the human factor, writing trustworthy code, considering maintainability, readability etc. while writing code.
I general i think that the capabilities of AI, and sadly also our own, will decline over time as the information available already starts to be poisoned by AI hallucination and AI generated misinformation. The next round they crawl all that wrong information and train AI with it will increase the decline. | 110,214 | 8 |
1,849 | 1,850 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 30 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Django;jQuery;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;jQuery;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication with people. | 200,000 | null |
1,850 | 1,851 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Go;Java;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku | Gradle;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | None, the AI will can do anything you request so need to know nothing | null | 3 |
1,851 | 1,852 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 44 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 1 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | null | United States of America | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Ruby;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Yes, to a great extent | Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | 6 | null | null |
1,852 | 1,853 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;Python;R;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | TeX
TeX | Yes | Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft Access;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft Access;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | WordPress | null | Joomla!
Joomla! | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | null | null | null | null | null |
1,853 | 1,854 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 47 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;MicroPython;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Python;Rust | BASIC
BASIC | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Geany
Geany | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Arch | Windows | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Analysis, understanding, knowledge, fantasy, all-life-learning | 83,531 | 10 |
1,854 | 1,855 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, QA or test | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot | jQuery;Spring Boot | jQuery;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Thinking | 47,932 | null |
1,855 | 1,856 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 155,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | basecamp
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I haven't relied on AI to architect anything. | 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. | 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 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;Other (please specify): | Code architecting, understanding the history of the workflows and codebase, best practices, QA, security concerns, code reviews, pairing and mentoring | 155,000 | 3 |
1,856 | 1,857 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 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) | 35 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 385,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust | C;Go;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | C;Go;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | chef
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Arch | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is NOT part of my development workflows and should not be a part of any developer's workflows to produce secure, production quality software. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Senior level skills are going to remain valuable, but that means senior developers are going to become a scarce resource from a lack of junior developers that are replaced with AI systems. | 385,000 | 7 |
1,857 | 1,858 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Hell nah | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, forward thinking, coding in general still because there are going to be things that AI isn't ever going to understand correctly | 95,980 | 8 |
1,858 | 1,859 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 20 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 126,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | 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 | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | 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 | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 22,937 | 7 |
1,859 | 1,860 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 1,110,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Dart;Go;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;Python;SQL | NA
Qiskit | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Ruby on Rails | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | null | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Niche knowledge. Understanding the client requirements and translating that into code or apps | 58,429 | 8 |
1,860 | 1,861 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;React | Astro;FastAPI;React;Svelte | React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, Domain Knowledge & Being Human | 39,521 | 6 |
1,861 | 1,862 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 86,892 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | VBScript (Classic ASP)
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Classic ASP
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 | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | All. | 100,807 | 7 |
1,862 | 1,863 | 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 | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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;Books / Physical media | 20 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Higher Education | null | 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 | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | GitHub;Google Colab;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot 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) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
1,863 | 1,864 | 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 | 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, back-end | I don’t know | null | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Manufacturing | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | null | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Predictive analytics | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
1,864 | 1,865 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 36 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 44 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Rust | C;C#;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I works for quick & dirty, but quick & dirty lasts 1 or 2 days. Then when you want to take it over, you'll have to rewrite the whole thing | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I 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 | creativity. AI doesn't create anything, it copies everything. | 29,004 | 8 |
1,865 | 1,866 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 5 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 60,000 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Netlify;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Netlify;npm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Netlify;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | 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 | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | 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 | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | No, not really | 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Somewhat. Not entire systems, but rather separate pieces. And I need to fully understand the result. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | 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 | Knowing how stuff works and what the ideal result is. | 594 | 9 |
1,866 | 1,867 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | SurrealDB
SurrealDB | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Axum | Astro;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Axum | SolidJS, Leptos
SolidJS, Leptos | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not yet but I fear that other colleagues vibe code stuff that I then have to review. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 platforms | null | SurrealDB | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | 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 | Critical thinking, ability and willingness to do some hard work yourself and identifying the situations when to do just that. | 104,413 | 7 |
1,867 | 1,868 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;Python;SQL | F#;Zig | null | Awk
Clojure | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Valkey | Cosmos DB;Neo4J;Clickhouse | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Aider;Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Azure Devops;GitHub | Microsoft Planner | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is a new term for an old practice. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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: | 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. | 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;pgvector | null | Ollama | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to know when generated code is incorrect. | null | 5 |
1,868 | 1,869 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 59,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Rust | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Pop!_OS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Logical reasoning and context awareness. | 68,449 | 8 |
1,869 | 1,870 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 15 | Project manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 500,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | null | null | 1
JS | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js;Phoenix;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Claude Code;Notepad++ | null | null | NA
NA | Odoo;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS | null | Airtable;Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Monday.com;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 3,870 | null |
1,870 | 1,871 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;Fortran;Perl;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;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 | Ubuntu | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Innovation | null | null |
1,871 | 1,872 | 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.);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);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 | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Batch
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Ninja;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Ninja;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Ninja;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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 | Mastodon
Mastodon | 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 | Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Designing solutions and understanding the problem description | 127,616 | 8 |
1,872 | 1,873 | 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 | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;NestJS;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Soft Skills | null | 10 |
1,873 | 1,874 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Elixir;Java;JavaScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, I use generated code, that I understand, generated after strict prompts | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 112,334 | 8 |
1,874 | 1,875 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 650,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Ansible;Docker;Yarn | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | noo hell no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | problem solving
it cant write 100 or even 500 lines of mysql code it is completely dependent on prompt being given and also i feel that the code genearted by ai in future will cause engineers to reduce their problem solving sjills if they continue to vibe code | 7,556 | 3 |
1,875 | 1,876 | 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.) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 20 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | CouchDB
CouchDB | Yes | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Webpack | Kubernetes;npm;Vite | Kubernetes;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Red Hat;Fedora | Android;iOS;Red Hat;Fedora | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Gemma 3
Gemma 3 | Not sure/can't remember | 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);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Almost all skills will remain valuable. AI can make a job easier, but a human still always needs to evaluate the result. | null | 9 |
1,876 | 1,877 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 142,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Go;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Go;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 142,000 | 8 |
1,877 | 1,878 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 24,400 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | Amazon RDS
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;npm;Pip;Splunk | Cargo;Cloudflare | Cargo;Cloudflare | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat. I only use "vibe coding" if I'm unable to figure out the solution to a problem within a reasonable amount of time, or can't be bothered researching it. Even then, the scope is usually limited to only a few lines of code. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, learning and debugging skills will remain valuable as AI may still not work well at architecting large systems. | 33,219 | 7 |
1,878 | 1,879 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Electron
Electron | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Outside of memes, absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Ability to identify what's important and how to effectively communicate solutions and problems. | 102,106 | 7 |
1,879 | 1,880 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;R | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Laravel | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | helix
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | It's a joke. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 120,000 | 10 |
1,880 | 1,881 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 38 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;pnpm;Podman;Yarn | APT;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;pnpm | APT;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes it is. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | 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 | don't know | null | 10 |
1,881 | 1,882 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 19 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin | Kotlin;Rust | Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | Jira;Monday.com | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NO | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Tabnine | 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 | 110,214 | 7 |
1,882 | 1,883 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 5 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | 8 |
1,883 | 1,884 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
compatible with current stack, without having to do too much work | Other (please specify):
Use of AI (I do not like AI) | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
working with a tech stack i like | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 83,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | Typesense (this is an Algolia alternative, does this count as a DB?)
Typesense | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;npm;Vite | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Deno;Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm | Neovim;PhpStorm | Neovim;PhpStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | Bitbucket
Bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | NA
Mastodon, Lemmy | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Other (write in): | Other (write in):
check for replies/notifications | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO, "vibe coding" is awful. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;Other (please specify): | AI is a bubble that is going to burst. In 3-5 years, I'm sure AI will be dead. AI is not going to replace jobs. AI written code still needs to be maintained and a human still needs to do that. People will realize that human-written code will be more maintainable than AI. AI is fad just like blockchain, it's going to go away soon. | 83,200 | 10 |
1,884 | 1,885 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 45 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server | 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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | general science and engineering, domain knowledge | null | null |
1,885 | 1,886 | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 175,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Elixir;F#;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
Clojure | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Datomic;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry | NA
uv, Leiningen, Boot (Clojure) | Yes | FastAPI | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Phoenix;Svelte | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Absolutely not, and it never will be. I need software that actually does what it's supposed to do, not software that kinda sorta maybe sometimes seems to somewhat do what I need. Humans need to be responsible and accountable for software correctness. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Critical thinking. Understanding context and intent. The why, and likely the how, in addition to the what. | 127,677 | null |
1,886 | 1,887 | 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.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 9 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 7,100 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Pip | Docker;Make;Pip | Make;Pip | slurm, conda, dnf
conda | Yes | null | null | null | Jekyll
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;VSCodium | Kate
GNOME Builder | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Twitch | Mastodon
Mastodon | null | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Other (write in): | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 8,237 | null |
1,887 | 1,888 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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 | 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;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 Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 25 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 175,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Elixir;Kotlin;R;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Elixir;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
BQN | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Valkey | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | lazyness | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I 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 | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 203,026 | null |
1,888 | 1,889 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | null | null | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;Swift | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;NuGet;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Laravel;React | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
1,889 | 1,890 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | 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, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 1,300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cassandra;MariaDB;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | IBM Cloud;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | gedit
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;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 | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | part of it when experiencing writer's block. Occasionally describe a problem like the way I talk to a "rubber duck". I get suggestions in implementing a function/method. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Galileo | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | explaining and asking problems and finding the parameters of the situation that will affect the result | 22,826 | 8 |
1,890 | 1,891 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | InfluxDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform | CDK (AWS Cloud Development Kit),uv
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Amazon Q
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Yes, somewhat but not really | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 104,413 | 10 |
1,891 | 1,892 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Georgia | GEL Georgian lari | null | Yes | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Gin
Gin | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Asana;GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deeply learning and understanding tools and frameworks that the developer uses daily. Understanding business requirements and participating in improvement of existing products/features, not just generating new slop to meat the current sprint's requirements. | null | 8 |
1,892 | 1,893 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 57 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 62,000 | Yes | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I have played around with it | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 62,000 | 9 |
1,893 | 1,894 | 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;Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | null | APT;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;Fedora | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Monday.com | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Everything we know now will still be valuable. The ability to spot repetitive code will become more important since AI code is largely additive and doesn't do a good job of knowing the whole codebase. | 115,000 | 9 |
1,894 | 1,895 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;MSBuild;npm;Vite;Yarn | APT;Bun;Composer;Docker;npm | APT;Composer;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React | Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 88,492 | 6 |
1,895 | 1,896 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 24 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
Growth trajectory | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Windsurf;Zed | Aider;Cline and/or Roo | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing 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;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Pinecone | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding business context and which approaches can uniquely solve them | null | 10 |
1,896 | 1,897 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Netlify;npm | Composer;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Vite | Composer;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Other (write in):
Using solutions others have provided to questions similar to mine. | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and I think it's a waste of electricity. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The critical thinking skills heavy AI use deteriorates. | null | null |
1,897 | 1,898 | 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.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Product manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | 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 | Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 180,000 | 10 |
1,898 | 1,899 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Books / Physical media | 9 | Academic researcher | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 100 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Laravel | Django;FastAPI;Laravel | Django;FastAPI;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Clickup;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Clickup;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Writing code | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | never | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | software engineer and design architecture of projects | null | 9 |
1,899 | 1,900 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 42 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 51 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | Excel
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
vote in elections | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | adaptability | null | null |
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