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NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | NA
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NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;Zep;LangMem;mem0 | null | Vertex AI;Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smol-AGI;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Martian;phidata;Smolagents;lyzr | null | Sentry;Galileo;Honeycomb;Metero;New Relic;opik;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz;Protect AI;Vectra AI;arize;helicone | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
2,101 | 2,102 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 41 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I 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 | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;OCaml;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Zig, Roc, PureScript, Haskell | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Netlify;New Relic;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | APT;Bun;Datadog;Homebrew | Fly, Render
NA | Yes | Express;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Astro;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | NA
HTMX | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | It's hard enough to get the AIs to write smaller chunks of code; I wouldn't expect good results from vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Honeycomb;New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Collaboration skills, empathy. | 250,000 | 2 |
2,102 | 2,103 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 29 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 168,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | jQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Rider | Notepad++;Rider | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot, Rider's native features
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | 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 | Other (write in): | no. grow up. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | all of them. AI will not meaningfully affect the skills developers will need. It may automate some of them, but that's it. | 168,000 | 6 |
2,103 | 2,104 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
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 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C# | null | null | XAML
XAML | null | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;WordPress | Angular | Angular | Uno Platform
Uno Platform | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | null | Lovable
Lovable | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | X;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | pure coding | 109,438 | 8 |
2,104 | 2,105 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 35 | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft 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 | null | 161,191 | 8 |
2,105 | 2,106 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | C++;SQL | C++;SQL | C++;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Pacman | Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman | Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Yes, due to the fact that you need to understand how code works in order to fix it, moreover AI can lead to a ton of vulnerabilities, which no one knows how to fix due to the fact, that AI made all the thing and made them poorly | null | null |
2,106 | 2,107 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 14 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | 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 | 10 | 5 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make | VU
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Polars;Amazon Bedrock | Polars;Amazon Bedrock | Polars;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Experience, deep knowledge of the codebase and being able to understand how a complex stack works | 81,210 | 9 |
2,107 | 2,108 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Other (please specify):
good teammates | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Homebrew;Netlify;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Homebrew;Netlify;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | mastodon
mastodon | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no, I make sure I understand fully before moving on to writing code or prompting again | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Higher level thinking. Like how we moved on from memory management when we didn't have to use c or assembly anymore | 94,846 | 5 |
2,108 | 2,109 | 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.) | 13 | 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 | 22 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Podman | Gradle | Gradle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | Understanding the business domain, talking to users, analyzing problems, suggesting solutions, understanding the history of the codebase, reading code, debugging code, profiling code | null | 9 |
2,109 | 2,110 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Lisp | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Make;npm;Vercel | Vercel | Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;Debian;iPadOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | 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 | Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not yet, but maybe in the future | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 want to compare different solutions | null | 63,808 | 4 |
2,110 | 2,111 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Retired | Attending school (part-time) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 30 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 120 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 117,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Pocketbase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;Railway;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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, don't know what it is | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 117,600 | null |
2,111 | 2,112 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 29 | 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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 14 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;Rust;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;Swift | NA
Flutter | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | hostinger;Large Language Model | hostinger;Large Language Model | hostinger;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Airtable;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Monday.com;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I'm attempting to make it part of it, yes. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I honestly have no idea. It seriously depends on what AI capabilities are going to be worked on, what forms of bias persist, and the profit models that might dominate. It could be we need even more skills than now or it could mean we need none. | null | null |
2,112 | 2,113 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Dart;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;F#;Rust;SQL;Zig | C#;C++;F#;Rust;SQL | haskell
C3, haskell, odin | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | LXC, XBPS, yay, flatpack
LXC, XBPS, nix | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Neovim;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Neovim;Visual Studio;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | I think my development process will stay mostly the same. I use AI the same way I use Google, only for getting information | null | null |
2,113 | 2,114 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 680,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Scala;TypeScript | Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;pnpm;Podman | Docker;Podman | Docker;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | Aurora
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;Debian | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | 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 | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | null | 71,279 | 8 |
2,114 | 2,115 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python | Vala
Vala | Yes | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 165,000 | 7 |
2,115 | 2,116 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | 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);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, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Rust;Scala | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker | null | null | Sbt
NA | Yes | Axum | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I think current AI approach is poorly suited for code generation. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t believe AI tools will become significantly more capable. Good problem-solving skills, ability to take responsibility will always be much more valuable than automated text generating system | null | 7 |
2,116 | 2,117 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | null | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | SSMS
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Clickup | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
2,117 | 2,118 | 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) | 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);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 | 23 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 69,000 | Yes | C;Java;Python;SQL | C;C#;C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | C;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad 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 | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | ChatGPT, Gemini | null | ChatGPT, Gemini | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Learning how to solve problems without help. | 69,000 | 7 |
2,118 | 2,119 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 36 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 36 | Project manager | 100 to 499 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 | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Flask;Node.js | Deno;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | Deno;Flask;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChromaDB | null | LangChain | null | Snyk | null | null | Windsurf | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | design, coding, testing, documenting | 92,812 | null |
2,119 | 2,120 | 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 | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vercel | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vercel | Gulp
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | .net 8, .net 9 | .net 8, .net 9 | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Job board;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | 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;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No. Augmented Coding is a better way to go. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Reasoning and providing ethical oversight. | 163,370 | 6 |
2,120 | 2,121 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 40 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,400,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | 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 | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 16,274 | 6 |
2,121 | 2,122 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Podman;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | null | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 9 |
2,122 | 2,123 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | null | I prefer not to say | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
anything but AI | Other (please specify):
AI features | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | Astro;React;Axum | Astro;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | hedgedoc
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Fuck no. I have yet to encounter anyone who describes themselves as a "vibe coder" who I enjoy the company of. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Having the sense to understand that computers make a poor substitute for the human mind. | null | null |
2,123 | 2,124 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | It's not yet, but I imagine that it will be in the future. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, interpersonal skills, creative thinking, understanding a problem and the desired outcome. | 100,000 | null |
2,124 | 2,125 | 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.) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 38 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 580,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;NixOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell no. | No, but I 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Expertise. | 580,000 | 8 |
2,125 | 2,126 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Problem solving, requirement gathering | 72,815 | 2 |
2,126 | 2,127 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Dominican Republic | USD United States dollar | 72,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;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 per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | 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 | Soft skills, management, decision taking | 72,000 | 9 |
2,127 | 2,128 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 45 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 1,300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;MATLAB;Perl;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | architectural / design | 136,268 | 8 |
2,128 | 2,129 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Python;R;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Arch | GitHub;Trello | GitLab;Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | not at all | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | understanding code and knowing to code | null | 6 |
2,129 | 2,130 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
Kuzu | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Codeberg
Codeberg | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | 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 | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | 5 |
2,130 | 2,131 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Remix
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 120,000 | 6 |
2,131 | 2,132 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Supabase | Redis;Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;Pip;Supabase;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;Pip;Supabase;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;Pip;Supabase;Vite | Render
Render | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js | FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js | FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | Not really. I work too structured to call it vibe coding. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Architecting/planning/ideation | 46,406 | 10 |
2,132 | 2,133 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 37,000 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 42,925 | 6 |
2,133 | 2,134 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | System administrator | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
is AI powered, features AI, is coded with AI | Banking/Financial Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 100 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase | H2;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | H2;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Obsidian;Wikis | Obsidian;Wikis | Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | mastodon
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 | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to have critical thinking when the AI tools disapear | 149,756 | null |
2,134 | 2,135 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
coded in a language I know | Prohibitive pricing
Has AI | Computer Systems Design and Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 27,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Cassandra | null | RocksDB
NA | Yes | Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Vite | null | null | GitLab CI, CMake
NA | Yes | React | null | null | SolidJS
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Architecting, large codebases, performant code, low-level languages | 36,758 | 10 |
2,135 | 2,136 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 15 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 112,000 | Yes | C# | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes if understood for what it really is | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | problem solving and trouble shooting | 66,423 | null |
2,136 | 2,137 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
Literally anything else | Other (please specify):
Any use of AI | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Maintaining a codebase that doesn't crumble into a horrible Rat King of unrelated context | 130,000 | null |
2,137 | 2,138 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Broad long term support | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | null | null | Whatever they're calling the Azure one that changes names
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;WordPress | null | null | WebAssembly, PWA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | not in the slightest | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Debugging shitty code, testing shitty code, supporting strange behaviours, charging massive fees to fix codebases that are impossible to maintain. | null | 7 |
2,138 | 2,139 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 29 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C++;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Humanity an scepticism | 98,612 | 7 |
2,139 | 2,140 | 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 | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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 | Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm | Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;Axum | jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js;Axum | jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Android;Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Communication with other people
| 80,000 | 8 |
2,140 | 2,141 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 26,000 | Yes | C++ | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 30,164 | 0 |
2,141 | 2,142 | 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 (10-19 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);Books / Physical media;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Bolt;PyCharm | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis;ChromaDB;LangMem | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
2,142 | 2,143 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 37 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | 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 | 15 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;MSBuild;NuGet | paket
paket | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code | null | null | Other (write in): | I'm using it for small partial tasks only. I can imagine the tasks would be more complex, but it would need well-prepared infrastructure. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Customer support (for complex problems), debugging, UX, security | 65,528 | 8 |
2,143 | 2,144 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 21 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | Ethical 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 | 6 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | 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 | No, I’m no vibe coder. Though sometimes I ask LLMs to generate simple isolated code that I can use. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Translating a problem into actions that constitute the solution. Making sure the solution actually solves the problem. | 90,491 | 8 |
2,144 | 2,145 | 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 | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 28 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL | S3
S3 | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Other (write in):
Find a question similar to a situation I'm facing | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Customer service support | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | Internal tools | null | Internal tools | Claude Code | Internal models | Other (please specify): | Yes | 364,792 | 8 |
2,145 | 2,146 | 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) | 19 | 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;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);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | DevOps engineer or professional | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 35 | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Splunk | APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Splunk | APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Splunk | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | RubyMine
RubyMine | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | 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 | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No as 70% of my work is extending existing codebases. AI is quite bad at this. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | I think AI will allow to abstract some of the complexity but not remove it. Therefore I assume all skills will remain valuable but some will not be as prominent as today. | 179,790 | 4 |
2,146 | 2,147 | 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 | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Applied scientist | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | S3
S3 | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker | Cloudflare;Docker | docker swarm, uv
docker swarm, uv | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;VSCodium | Nano;Vim;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | spyder
spyder | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | Developers will still need to know how to properly develop. | 96,377 | 9 |
2,147 | 2,148 | 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 | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 7 | Hungary | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;NuGet | NA
RSBuild | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | NA
solid.js | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 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 at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. I'm a **REAL** professional, not a "vIbE cOdEr" | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Actual problem-solving skills for real codebases, which I don't believe AI will be capable of in the next 5 years | null | 1 |
2,148 | 2,149 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 73,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Podman;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Podman;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android;Debian;Arch | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | 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 | null | 84,691 | 5 |
2,149 | 2,150 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pacman;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;React;Spring Boot | Express;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | keep learning and growing | null | null |
2,150 | 2,151 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 25 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Perl | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | APT;Homebrew;Make | APT;Homebrew;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim;WebStorm | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad 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 | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | 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 | debugging | null | 3 |
2,151 | 2,152 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | null | null | ColdFusion
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Deno;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Deno;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
Alpine | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Notion | Jira | null | Shortcut
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;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 | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Nope. I often think about 'vide piloting' or 'vibe surgery' which highlights how absurd this concept is. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I think AI can be used as augmentation, but in the hands of someone who doesn't understand the code, and/or why it might lead to problems it's a very unsound approach. I liken it to a mechanic, anyone can drive a car, but it takes a mechanic to fix it if it breaks down. | 88,492 | 10 |
2,152 | 2,153 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete 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 somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 115,000 | Yes | C++;PowerShell | C++;PowerShell | C++;PowerShell | Angel Script
Angel Script | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards | 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 | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 | No idea. | 83,902 | 6 |
2,153 | 2,154 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 45 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 46 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | null | null | Objective-C
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | null | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to think and solve problems | 148,791 | null |
2,154 | 2,155 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 150,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | C;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Redis | MongoDB;Redis;Cockroachdb | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu | Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | To a certain extent | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | The ability to reason | 88,960 | 8 |
2,155 | 2,156 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 2 | System administrator | null | null | null | null | School | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 6 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | C | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Azure Devops | Confluence | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus;Protect AI;Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
2,156 | 2,157 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 15 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 80,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Predictive analytics | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Gostar da profissão, ter habilidades naturais e não incorporar de forma totalitária as soluções de IA em suas tarefas. | 14,563 | null |
2,157 | 2,158 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Svelte;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Svelte;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | alpineJS & livewire, fluxui.dev | alpineJS & livewire, fluxui.dev | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Claude Sonnet
Claude Sonnet | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | yes, I do that more and more often, to solve a unitary problem or need (such as create a WordPress plugin or a SPA using Sveltekit) | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | Language processing;Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Zapier | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | Airbrake | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Replit;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understand how to break down a project into sub-tasks and organize their dependency so as to do proper planning. Also, unit/feature testing - AI does not make great choices on "what to test". whenever i tried. | 69,609 | 8 |
2,158 | 2,159 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 20 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 25 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;MATLAB;OCaml;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lisp;Perl;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lisp;Perl;Python;Rust | YAML
SaC | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Valkey | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | CMake, Apptainer, Anaconda, TclEnvModules, Spack
CMake, Apptainer, Spack | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | null | null | MkDocs, Jekyll
MkDocs | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;VSCodium | Cursor;Vim | Cursor;Vim | EMACS
EMACS | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Vimwiki
Vimwiki | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Ollama, LocalAI
Ollama | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | F*CK NO | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking, creativity, and adaption to the problem space/context. | 139,218 | null |
2,159 | 2,160 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
Gratuitous AI features | Software Development | Other (please specify):
I'm pretty ambivalent over most of this | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 235,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | Solr
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | All skills relevant in the last 50 years will remain relevant. | 235,000 | 5 |
2,160 | 2,161 | 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 | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 32 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | null | 8 |
2,161 | 2,162 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 35 | System administrator | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Georgia | GEL Georgian lari | 200,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Videos | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the exact requirements | 73,527 | null |
2,162 | 2,163 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 6 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | Deluge
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | 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;hostinger | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging, code generation, documentation | 85,000 | null |
2,163 | 2,164 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 26 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Other (please specify):
Lack of AI or AI agents | Security or privacy concerns
AI or AI agent integration | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++ | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | APT;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Podman | APT;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;Markdown File | Doxygen;Markdown File | Forgejo
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | 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) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I would sooner grab a red-hot iron rod with my bare hands than participate in this so-called "vibe coding" meme. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | All skills, because ultimately LLMs are trained on data sets that contain numerous errors, and they will replicate and remix these errors in anything that is output. Because of this, any one using an LLM is required to thoroughly check the outputs for any obvious or subtle errors, effectively requiring the user to do the task a second time themself and compare results. To describe it another way: LLMs are capable of reasoning about problems no more than a basic calculator "understands" the numbers or operators users enter - they simply do not. A calculator being able to provide the answer to "1 + 2" does not mean that it understands the concepts of addition, let alone the numerical values of "1" or "2". A calculator also does not understand what those values may represent in the real world nor any impacts of the computation, be they children counting apples while they learn addition, or a professional engineer computing some material strength in a safety-critical application. Just the same, an LLM might output text that is worded confidently so as to claim that "1+1" is "11" due to a large number of string addition jokes made by programmers that exist in its training set - an error that would have drastically different consequences at either end of that spectrum of "children learning" to "designing safety critical devices", as well as one that would not be made by a person working in good faith. | null | 2 |
2,164 | 2,165 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 185,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | Cassandra;Amazon Redshift | null | document db
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Hashnode;Medium | Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 (people);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Pinecone;LangMem | null | Vertex AI;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Metero | null | Claude Code;AgentGPT | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | problem solving | 214,627 | 7 |
2,165 | 2,166 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | 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) | 35 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;SQL | Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | not at all | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
2,166 | 2,167 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 38 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell | null | null | ColdFusion
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Unsure | 110,000 | 9 |
2,167 | 2,168 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch | null | virtuoso openlink, solr, azure ai search
opensearch | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | null | null | bicep
opentofu | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | null | null | linqpad
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | figjam
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | vibe coding is mostly for non-technical people | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | 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. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | pgvector | semantic kernel, kernel memory, azure ai search | Semantic Kernel | kernel memory | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving, holistic view on architecture of interconnected applications and implications of decisions, people skills, mentoring colleague's | 75,410 | 8 |
2,168 | 2,169 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;ChromeOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 quick help troubleshooting | null | 175,000 | null |
2,169 | 2,170 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 600,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;Python | C;C++;Go;Python;Rust | C;C++;Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman | APT;Docker;Make;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Miro | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture | 176,485 | 10 |
2,170 | 2,171 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other (please specify): | 18 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 1,700,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;New Relic | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System architecture | 42,921 | 8 |
2,171 | 2,172 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 26 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
using\compatible with my favourite technologies | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;R;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Trello | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Absolutely not! I mean, at this evolution stage it is not professional to rely exclusively on LLM to obtain a reliable software, unless it is a very easy and small project. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis | null | null | null | New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding of the goals and designing the architecture of the software. AI can be perfect in execution, but the direction of the efforts will still be upon humans | null | 8 |
2,172 | 2,173 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, QA or test | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 1 | Brazil | USD United States dollar | 55,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 55,000 | null |
2,173 | 2,174 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 62,400 | null | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar 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;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I want to understand my code | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Creativity | 72,393 | 8 |
2,174 | 2,175 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 90,300 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | C;C++;Go;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust | C;C++;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | Dioxus, Tailwind
Dioxus, Tailwind | Yes | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Monday.com;Redmine | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;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, AI does not have the domain knowledge or context sizes needed to work with the APIs we use. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Ollama | 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 | Domain and systems knowledge. | 122,936 | 8 |
2,175 | 2,176 | 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 | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 131,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;React | Angular;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | 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 | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It's partially part of it. I like to write code, so I write code, but for troubleshooting/debugging, or coming up with complicated functions, AI is very helpful. Unit test writing is all AI. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have 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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication, problem solving, documentation, code revewing | 131,000 | 8 |
2,176 | 2,177 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 32 | 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): | 32 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;npm | Composer;Docker;npm | Composer;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Laravel;Node.js | Angular;Laravel;Node.js | Angular;Laravel;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;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 | 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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding underlying concepts of coding and how languages work | 116,015 | null |
2,177 | 2,178 | 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.) | 32 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 41 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | Higher Education | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 157,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Delphi;Rust | C#;C++;Delphi;Rust | C#;C++;Delphi;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Clion
Clion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Never heard of it. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to clearly understand requirements and use AI to correctly implement them. | 114,545 | 8 |
2,178 | 2,179 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 8 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Podman;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Podman;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Netlify;npm;Pip;Podman;Railway;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | hostinger;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;ChromeOS | Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;YouTrack | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Nope, I've used it for a personal project though | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | 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 | Software design and architecture, critical thinking, requirements analysis | null | 7 |
2,179 | 2,180 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1,000 | 200 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Bun;Digital Ocean;npm;pnpm;Podman;Vercel;Vite | Bun;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Redmine | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Everything that was needed from developer 20 years ago | 41,765 | 9 |
2,180 | 2,181 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 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 | 10 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;VSCodium | Claude Code;Eclipse;VSCodium | Eclipse;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
2,181 | 2,182 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Zed | Cursor;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I'm very attuned to what the model is doing, and it's not building entire features on its own | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | 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 | Dust | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | being able to model a domain and break it down into solutions that can be addressed with software | 230,000 | 8 |
2,182 | 2,183 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
No vendor lock-in | Prohibitive pricing
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 | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 111,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | cPanel/WHM, DDEV
DDEV | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Django;Drupal;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js | Drupal;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Tailwind, Bootstrap, Alpine.js
Tailwind, Alpine.js, HTMX | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Notejoy
Notejoy | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NO! | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The same skills, AI will just help use them faster. | 72,160 | 7 |
2,183 | 2,184 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 250,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;PowerShell;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not yet | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 150,588 | 7 |
2,184 | 2,185 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 44 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 5 | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;SQLite | Oracle;SQLite | Oracle;SQLite | Firebird
Firebird | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | UniGui for Delphi
UniGui for Delphi | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | SVN
SVN | 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 | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 92,812 | 9 |
2,185 | 2,186 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 21 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua | Go;HTML/CSS;Rust | Go;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | bbolt
bbolt | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Never | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Application Security | null | 0 |
2,186 | 2,187 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 23 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
Support response time | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 235,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | NA
Julia | Yes | InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Cargo;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Pacman;Pip | nix
nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | gedit
gedit | null | null | null | nix | nix | Arch;NixOS | Ubuntu;NixOS | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Monday.com;Wikis | Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | rustdoc
rustdoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitLab
GitLab | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Understanding of basic physics | 235,000 | 10 |
2,187 | 2,188 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | null | 13 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 270,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | SwiftData | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | null | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NotesHub
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 270,000 | 3 |
2,188 | 2,189 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 45 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | C;C++;Delphi;Fortran;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;R;Ruby;SQL | Lisp;Prolog | null | Pascal
Haskell | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
2,189 | 2,190 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 15 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 3,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;NixOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | null | null | Superuser
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);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Other (write in): | Answer a question
Looking for my next batch and points | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | All | 3,720 | null |
2,190 | 2,191 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | sqlite
sqlite | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | hugo
hugo | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium;WebStorm | Android Studio;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | Android Studio;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | CLion
CLion | Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | 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, I read, understand, and test all of the code that LLMs generate for me. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Robotics | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Deep understanding of code and problem solving. Ability to articulate problems to AI and to management/customers clearly. | 130,000 | 8 |
2,191 | 2,192 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 740,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel | Cloudflare;Docker;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 115,085 | 8 |
2,192 | 2,193 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 400,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | 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.) | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | Can be | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | 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 | Yes. Different polarization | 91,899 | 8 |
2,193 | 2,194 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 210,800 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Ruby on Rails | Astro;Deno;Laravel;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Symfony | Laravel;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | 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;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 153,796 | 8 |
2,194 | 2,195 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Pip | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip | Digital Ocean;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | Django;FastAPI;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I have a real job. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them. Why are you so insistent that AI will be able to do my job better than I can? Oh, I know. It's because you partnered with OpenAI and all of your decisions are entirely guided by not being replaced by your own partner! | 80,000 | 8 |
2,195 | 2,196 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 23 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 144,400 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;X;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;X;LinkedIn | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | 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;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No it's not, but it might be fun as part of my personal development joy in coding. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Not yet impressed with code by AI tools. Companies are not going to be able to afford the help of AI tools so this is not a concern unless the cost goes down dramatically. Developers need to continue what they are doing because 3-5 years will show that AI costs out weigh the benefits and humans will remain the best options for development. | 144,400 | 6 |
2,196 | 2,197 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Netlify;NuGet;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Netlify;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Complex planing, software architecture, translating client requirements to code | 58,007 | 7 |
2,197 | 2,198 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | null | 20 | Product manager | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | F#;Python;R;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Snowflake | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 200,000 | null |
2,198 | 2,199 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NoSQL
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | find answer to my problem | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | 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 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 | null | 75,410 | 6 |
2,199 | 2,200 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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);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 | 4 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Java;Python;Ruby;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Perl;Rust | Assembly;C;C++;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Project planning | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
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