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20,601 | 20,602 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
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NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,602 | 20,603 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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Clojure | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Datomic;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Fedora | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 386,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;Clickup;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, absolutely no. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | IBM watsonx.ai | null | Sentry;Galileo | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Requirements Analysis | 20,319 | 7 |
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NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Miro | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
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NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | Composer;Docker | Composer;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js | Laravel;Spring Boot;WordPress | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | 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 | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code | null | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software Architencting | 4,939 | 5 |
20,606 | 20,607 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | null | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | null | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
20,607 | 20,608 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,608 | 20,609 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Lua;Python;Scala;SQL | Go;Lua;Python;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigTable
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Arch | MacOS;iOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;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 | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | critical thinking | 116,015 | 8 |
20,609 | 20,610 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College,... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 10 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
20,610 | 20,611 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 100 | 100 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Lisp;OCaml;Python;R | null | null | Julia, scheme, racket
NA | Yes | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip | null | null | Guix
NA | Yes | Django;Svelte | null | null | soupault
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | null | Emacs, Pluto
NA | RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Wikis | null | null | Nextcloud, etherpad, codeberg
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing 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;Other (write in): | occasionally | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;LangMem | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Perplexity | via ollama | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
20,611 | 20,612 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | System administrator | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,612 | 20,613 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 14 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Not open source | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 13 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Svelte;WordPress | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Other (write in): | Vibe coding is the easiest way to make buggy code | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | All of them | 81,210 | 8 |
20,613 | 20,614 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
AI shoved down my throat | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Neo4J;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Astro;Deno;Django;FastAPI;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu | Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 75,410 | 6 |
20,614 | 20,615 | 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.) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
More modern than current tech | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
Tickets | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 148,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Neo4J;SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, tried it once when I wasn't confident of looking up the answer online and needed a handful of attempts (and debugging) until it worked, and not too happy with the changes. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not liste... | 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 | Discriminating between suggested changes, and ensuring enough context is used to arrive to the answer. | 148,000 | 4 |
20,615 | 20,616 | 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 | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 34 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Elixir;Rust | Elixir;Rust | Elixir;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Homebrew | Cargo;Homebrew | Cargo;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | 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 | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
20,616 | 20,617 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
I only have one reason, full flexibility | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | null | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Windsurf | Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv | null | null | Windows;Arch | Debian | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
Curiosity of tendencies and curated info | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, generating prompts is not my job. I did automated lot of things and I do like to see editors "trying", but the time used to complete is abismal. IA coding is not better itself, it is more like exchange effort to time wasted. That's why I think that "coding sessions not limited by random timers" is a must. if you ha... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;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 collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | GitHub MCP Server;mem0 | LOT, will not describe all, but, mcp > terminal, puppeteer, mysql, memory, fetch, crawler, whatsapp (yes, whatsapp). all other not "regular mcp" for me | Ollama;OpenRouter | lmstudio LMSTUDIO | null | null | Microsoft Copilot | Windsurf (codeium) | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | The person that can made "better" or "more" than average will still working as "IT", but hand by hand with IA tools.
If you can use a chat is great, but not enough. If you don't know how to create things you cannot check for IA return. So, bussiness really interested into "trust his code" should have either real perso... | 37,125 | 9 |
20,617 | 20,618 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
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 | 8 | 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | USD United States dollar | 47,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm | APT;Homebrew;Make | APT;Homebrew;Make | Kamal
Kamal | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Basecamp
Basecamp | X | X | X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | Whisper
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, it's currently the most fun part of my job.
I haven't been as enthusiastic about programming since I started learning about it 20 years ago. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have ... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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. | 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 | Cursor | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Clear communication, patience, persistence, perseverance | 47,000 | 10 |
20,618 | 20,619 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,619 | 20,620 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,620 | 20,621 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,621 | 20,622 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,622 | 20,623 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 540,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 56,604 | 4 |
20,623 | 20,624 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 18 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 385,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);F#;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Druid, Pinot
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | 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 | Milvus | null | LangChain | OpenAI Agents SDK | Snyk;arize | Dynatrace | GitHub Copilot | Codeium | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Understanding good system architecture and knowing when to apply different patterns | 385,000 | 6 |
20,624 | 20,625 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Intersystems Cache, Intersystems IRIS
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;React | Laravel;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Nano;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | 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.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Retaining in-depth contextual knowledge of the codebase and ensuring changes made will not cause problems elsewhere.
Debugging skills, especially when encountering code generated by AI. | 130,000 | 3 |
20,625 | 20,626 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | C++ | C++;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 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 distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | 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.;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 improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | null | 160,000 | 9 |
20,626 | 20,627 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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 | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 39,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Clickup;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11,472 | 7 |
20,627 | 20,628 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
20,628 | 20,629 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;F#;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | C++;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Datomic;DuckDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;SQLite | XTDB
XTDB | Yes | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Make;Prometheus | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Make;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot | Deno;React | Deno;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | Emacs
Emacs | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
20,629 | 20,630 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | MonetDB
NA | Yes | APT;Kubernetes;Ninja;npm;Pip;Yarn | npm | npm | NA
NA | null | Django;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it is not part of my professional development work. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Low-level programming, code (structure) optimizations, etc. | null | 7 |
20,630 | 20,631 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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 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);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 100,000,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | Elixir;Go;Prolog | null | clojure
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Datomic | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | LangGraph | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Monday.com;Obsidian | null | null | discord
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | X Grok models | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code;Search for answers;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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 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 collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding whats important (and whats not) | 106,030 | 10 |
20,631 | 20,632 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 3 | Product manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 500,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C | Ada;C;C#;C++ | C | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;WordPress | WordPress;Axum | WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Airtable;Azure Devops;Google Workspace | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Computer software | 323 | null |
20,632 | 20,633 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Product manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 145,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Go;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 179,790 | null |
20,633 | 20,634 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Games or coding challen... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 120,000 | Yes | Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Copilot
Copilot | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Same skills will remain valuable | 2,876 | 8 |
20,634 | 20,635 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | 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 | 7 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,635 | 20,636 | 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.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,636 | 20,637 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | 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);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) | 27 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
FOSS license | Other (please specify):
non-FOSS license | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 19,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Python | Assembly;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus | NA
Pulumi | Yes | Django;Flask;Node.js | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Debian | Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | 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;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 5,185 | null |
20,637 | 20,638 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,638 | 20,639 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 5,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | C;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | AngularJS | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 5,000 | null |
20,639 | 20,640 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;Terraform | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to decipher good code from bad | 165,000 | 3 |
20,640 | 20,641 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;Python;Rust | C#;Go;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;uv | uv | uv | null | null | MacOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | Slack
Slack | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | '- Deep technical understanding of the full stack
- Logical reasoning and knowledge transfer (applying distinct learnt concepts to another problem space)
- Being meticulous about changes
- Communication
- Requirements Gathering
- Finding sane defaults
- Not De-humanizing users or ignoring user needs | 139,218 | 8 |
20,641 | 20,642 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Other (please specify):
Required AI Integration | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Rust;Zig | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo | Cargo | Cargo | Nix, Nixpkgs, nix, nixpkgs, NixPkgs
Nix, Nixpkgs, nix, nixpkgs, NixPkgs, Lix, lix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | null | null | null | codeberg
codeberg | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, i dont. i use LLMs for programming very rarely and dont like doing it. i only utilize it to explain certain language concepts or for generating very small code snippets (2-3 lines max). | 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.;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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Critical Thinking | null | null |
20,642 | 20,643 | 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 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Familiarity by peers | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Lua;Python;Scala | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | MacOS;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | 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;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 | No. I write code that humans should be able to read. That's not possible with vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Reasoning skills, clean coding, testing. | 104,413 | 8 |
20,643 | 20,644 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,644 | 20,645 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | null | 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);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Lack of AI or AI agents | Other (please specify):
AI or AI agents | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Kommando
Kommando | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | Deno;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Other (write in):
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | 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: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All of them since i do not plan to use AI and do not believe it is suited for big projects | null | null |
20,645 | 20,646 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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);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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 600,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | IL, Kusto
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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;Other (write in): | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Low-level programming
Performance optimization
Cybersecurity | 62,893 | 7 |
20,646 | 20,647 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 600,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Java;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust | NA
Haskell | Yes | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Gradle;Homebrew;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | null | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;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 about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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 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 | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 600,000 | 5 |
20,647 | 20,648 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
20,648 | 20,649 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | lit
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 60,000 | 3 |
20,649 | 20,650 | 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 | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 55,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | null | null | XQuery
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | MarkLogic
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I've tried and it doesn't work. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | null | 74,878 | 7 |
20,650 | 20,651 | 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 | 33 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Data engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Lisp;Python;SQL | null | null | clojure
clojure | Yes | BigQuery;Datomic;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Datomic | Datomic | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | shadow-cljs
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | yes, i regularly describe a problem briefly, and have the ai generate a solution, and some code. then i will iterate with issues i see with the solution and how to solve them. this helps direct my solution to a problem before even starting to code. | No, but I 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. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed a... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | the ability to discern good code. | 145,000 | 4 |
20,651 | 20,652 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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... | 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) | 11 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | CM,
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MongoDB | Cosmos DB;MongoDB | Cosmos DB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Vite | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;Laravel;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama;visionOS | Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Being able to explain solutions to stakeholders. Gathering requirements from stakeholders. Seeing and recording feedback when people use the product. | 90,000 | 7 |
20,652 | 20,653 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above;Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | Thailand | THB Thai baht | null | null | MicroPython | Go | 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 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Job board | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | 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 | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Other (write in): | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Business process automation;IT operations;Marketing | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | null | null |
20,653 | 20,654 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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 | 40 | DevOps engineer or professional | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 149,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Deno;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | 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 | Search for answers | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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;Other (write in): | NO!! Vibe coding is NOT coding! Especially if one is not able to understand the code that is generated. Dumbest. Thing. Ever. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking and the ability to build context around a problem in order to derive an efficient and maintainable codebase. | 149,000 | 3 |
20,654 | 20,655 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, QA or test | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | 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 | Writing code | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Domain knowledge | 48,726 | 6 |
20,655 | 20,656 | 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 | Attending school (part-time) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 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 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | Definitely not, and will not be | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking and a full picture comprehension | 46,806 | 8 |
20,656 | 20,657 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Prometheus | CDK, gitlab ci, github actions
CDK, gitlab ci, github actions | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | The most difficult part of coding is not coding itself, but understanding our clients needs. | 81,210 | 9 |
20,657 | 20,658 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 12 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Lua;Python | C#;Go;Python;Rust | C#;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;Arch | Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The ability to describe problems that have to be solved in detail. | 69,609 | 4 |
20,658 | 20,659 | 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) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,659 | 20,660 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,660 | 20,661 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,661 | 20,662 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 24,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;TypeScript | Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Debian | Fedora | GitLab;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or 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 | Problem solving, Social Skill | 27,844 | 7 |
20,662 | 20,663 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | Bicep, Terraform
Flutter | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | null | null | Bicep
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | Flutter
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting 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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have impr... | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 180,000 | null |
20,663 | 20,664 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vercel;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | Logseq
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;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 | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | not there yet. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Understanding what users really need. People Management and Communication Skills. How to write good prompts. | 162,421 | null |
20,664 | 20,665 | 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 | 13 | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Data scientist | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 16 | 40 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;OCaml;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;JavaScript;Python;VBA;Gleam | C#;Go;JavaScript;Python;VBA;Gleam | Arturo, Cairo, Pyret, Rebol, Red, Uiua
Arturo, Nim | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;iPadOS;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | null | 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 | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 80,000 | null |
20,665 | 20,666 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 50 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | outsystems
NA | Yes | null | null | null | outsystems
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 6 |
20,666 | 20,667 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
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 | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 122,500 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Podman | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Podman | openshift
openshift | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Debugging. AI is going to get it wrong sometimes and people will have to step in. | 122,500 | 10 |
20,667 | 20,668 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 9 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Netlify;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, particularly for app designing. A solid prompt can get you a good head start. In coding it’s a little more difficult. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | 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 spen... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | Domain expertise. AI is good at doing what it’s told so far. I don’t find it very good at coming up with rigorous evidence based reasoning for a specific problem. | 165,000 | 10 |
20,668 | 20,669 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 29 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery | null | null | Apache Tapestry
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Confluence;Jira | null | null | Atlassian FishEye, Atlassian Crucible
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | 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;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): | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It is not part of my professional development work, and I do not plan on adding that to my process. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | '- Software fault tolerance: This is the ability to create software that can tolerate power failures, network connectivity problems, etc.
- Software efficiency: This is the ability to discover software bottlenecks and how to fix them.
- Understanding Business Needs: This is the ability to create software that solves th... | 230,000 | 10 |
20,669 | 20,670 | 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 | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 31 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 450,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | 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;Android | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Job board | Other (write in):
Help other developers | Yes, definitely | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | All of them. AI is a fad and will go away | 450,000 | 5 |
20,670 | 20,671 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 160,000 | 0 |
20,671 | 20,672 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 30,000 | Yes | Elixir | Elixir | Elixir | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really applicable to large project with strict code reviews. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | I'm not, sorry. Mistake when filling the form. | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Asking right questions, social skills, leadership skills. | 719 | 10 |
20,672 | 20,673 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Polars | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | MacOS;Android | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 37,125 | 7 |
20,673 | 20,674 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,674 | 20,675 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,675 | 20,676 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 29 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 32 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 13 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Podman;Yarn | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Sublime Text;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Monday.com;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | partially. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | pgvector | null | Ollama | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | system architecture | 190,000 | 9 |
20,676 | 20,677 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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20,677 | 20,678 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,678 | 20,679 | 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) | 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);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 | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 1,200,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;Lisp;Python;SQL | Lisp | Lisp | Scheme
Scheme | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | guix
guix | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs
emacs | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, but junior devs keep on using it and looking productive, but also introduce awful bugs that they take a long time to fix. | 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. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | analytical skills | 118,593 | 9 |
20,679 | 20,680 | 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 | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | 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 | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | dev can invent | 55,687 | 7 |
20,680 | 20,681 | 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.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 30 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 950,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Read Q&P posts | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Deep understanding of computer systems with regards to security, performance, correctness and such.
Extracting requirements.
Transforming requirements to maintainable, secure, reliable and performant software. | 99,580 | 6 |
20,681 | 20,682 | 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.) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 36 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 22,560,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | React | React;Vue.js | React | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs
emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Thinking | 65,236 | 8 |
20,682 | 20,683 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media | 25 | 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 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 150,000 | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | complex architectural tasks | 40,935 | 10 |
20,683 | 20,684 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 podc... | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 5 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 1,400 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1,624 | 7 |
20,684 | 20,685 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
20,685 | 20,686 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 27 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;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 | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | null | null | 7 |
20,686 | 20,687 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | null | JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Redis | null | null | NA
NA | null | Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;NestJS;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 100,000 | 8 |
20,687 | 20,688 | 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 | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 22 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 7 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Dart;GDScript;TypeScript | Dart;GDScript;Kotlin | Dart;GDScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | pub
pub | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | 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);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | Assessing readability, maintainability and security of code; making important architectural decisions; UX design | 75,410 | 7 |
20,688 | 20,689 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,400,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Swift;Zig | F#;Kotlin;Lisp;OCaml;Rust;Swift;Zig | Kotlin;Swift;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | Cargo;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | hell 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Problem solving, critical thinking, creativity | 112,334 | 8 |
20,689 | 20,690 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 3,900 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Java;Kotlin;R | C;C++;Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | null | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;Laravel | Laravel;Svelte | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Team work, problem solving, architecture planning | 4,525 | 9 |
20,690 | 20,691 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Ada;C#;C++;Go;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Perl;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Java;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;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 | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I try to only use vibe coding as a last resort | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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 | Having a human face and the ability to give genuinely generally intelligent & thoughtful answers | null | 0 |
20,691 | 20,692 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
historical long-term stability, good documentation | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
bad documentation | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 10 | Poland | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Erlang;Perl;Scala | Assembly;C++;Scala | haskell
haskell | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Apache AGE, Qdrant, CouchDB
Apache AGE, Qdrant | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn | CMake, puppet
pulumi | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Markdown File | Markdown File | wekan, own custom app
wekan, own custom app | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | X;LinkedIn | ActivityPub
ActivityPub | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | vicuna, mistral, mixtral
vicuna, mistral, mixtral | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;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;Other (write in): | not a professional development work, not even for anything serious for myself. I'm exploring and using for fun or very small / unimportant projects though. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation;Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Redis;Qdrant;pgvector | Apache AGE | Agno;Ollama;LangChain | n8n | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | Cursor | Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Creating solutions (as opposed to writing code). I don't believe AI agents will be good at higher-order tasks in the next 3-5 years - they'll replace most junior developer roles, maybe mid, but not BA, solutions architects. Another area is coordinating between teams or interactions between products. | 110,000 | null |
20,692 | 20,693 | 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.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 155,000 | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | GDScript;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collabora... | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | 155,000 | 10 |
20,693 | 20,694 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip | Bun;Docker;Google Cloud | Bun;Docker;Google Cloud | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Next.js | FastAPI;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, nor will it. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being human. | null | 7 |
20,694 | 20,695 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 42 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;SQL | Clojure
Clojure, Guile | Yes | Datomic;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Datomic;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Datomic;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Athena
Rama | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Podman;Terraform | CloudFormation, AWS CDK
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Pedestal
Pedestal | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Fedora | Ubuntu;Fedora | Asana;Clickup;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Asana;Markdown File | Asana;Markdown File | OrgMode
OrgMode | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Fixing the problems caused by aI | null | 7 |
20,695 | 20,696 | 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 | 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 | 9 | Developer, back-end | 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 | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Trino, HBase, Druid
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
20,696 | 20,697 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
20,697 | 20,698 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | 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 | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Verifying the correctness and accuracy of code, troubleshooting issues with code, using smaller and more niche (or proprietary) code that can't be learned by AI. | 100,000 | 5 |
20,698 | 20,699 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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20,699 | 20,700 | 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 | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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