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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
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NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog | Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS | React | null | Sinatra
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Windsurf | Aider | null | RubyMine
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Confluence;Jira | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Poor usability
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;Oracle | Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;Oracle | H2;MongoDB;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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 | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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dnf | Yes | Deno;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Helix
Helix | Polars | uv | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
21,105 | 21,106 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 13 | Student | 100 to 499 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 | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 44,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2 | BigQuery;IBM DB2;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | IBM DB2 | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 44,000 | null |
21,106 | 21,107 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 148,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;IBM DB2;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Critical thinking. Figuring out what is objectively true or false in reality. Understanding and debugging complex systems. | 148,000 | 6 |
21,107 | 21,108 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Other (please specify):
Mandatory AI integration | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 27,391,436 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Splunk;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Zed | Nano;Zed | Rubymine
Rubymine | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Arch | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Analyzing the problems and finding the best architectural solution for complex tasks. Simplifying and eliminating spaghetti codes (and the AI slop) | 79,207 | 10 |
21,108 | 21,109 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 21 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
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 | 121,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | 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;Other (please speci... | deep historical knowledge of a codebase and why things were done as they are | 121,000 | 8 |
21,109 | 21,110 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 28 | Product manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 340,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | NA
Amazon Timestream | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform | OpenTofu, Parcel.js
OpenTofu, Parcel.js | Yes | Deno;Node.js | Deno;Node.js | Deno;Node.js | Hugo, Preact.js
Hugo, Preact.js | Yes | Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Goland
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Only for starter projects, or experimentation. For example I vibe-coded a very simple iOS app which worked, which allowed me to go back into the code and poke around in order to learn better how to do it for real. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Knowing the difference between a good solution and a bad solution. Identifying non-obvious edge cases. "Driving" the agent with specific instructions. Reminding the agent about a previous instruction that it seems to have forgotten about. | 340,000 | null |
21,110 | 21,111 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,111 | 21,112 | 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 | 3 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 43,000 | Yes | C++;Fortran;PowerShell;Python | Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Make;NuGet;Pip | Cargo;Docker | null | uv, pdm, Artifactory
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | 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 changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All programming skills | 49,886 | 8 |
21,112 | 21,113 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 26 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Terraform | Cargo;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;Flask | Astro;Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Django | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is not part of my professional work at this time. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | Defining problem scope and decomposing complex problems into manageable steps that can be coded using automation. | 180,000 | 10 |
21,113 | 21,114 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | System administrator | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Other (write in): | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | 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 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfo... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 80,000 | null |
21,114 | 21,115 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 6 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | Lua;Python;SQL | Lua;Python | Lua;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
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21,115 | 21,116 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 7 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,500,000 | Yes | C#;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk | Dynatrace
Dynatrace, grafana | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Accurate prompts, managing products, deployments, CI/CD, Secutiry and complaince | 17,436 | 8 |
21,116 | 21,117 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,117 | 21,118 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Xtend, Apache Velocity, Makefile
Xtend | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Node.js;Vue.js | Java Servlet, Yii
Java Servlet | Yes | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Phorge
Phorge | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitLab.com
GitLab.com | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | 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 at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | null | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
21,118 | 21,119 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | 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);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 | 6 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;Java;Kotlin;Rust | C++;Rust | C++;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Cargo;Gradle;Pip | APT;Cargo | APT;Cargo | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Fedora | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | 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);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
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;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;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | developing | null | null |
21,119 | 21,120 | 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) | 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;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;O... | 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;Other (please specify): | 21 | Developer, mobile | I don’t know | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 183,000 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;TypeScript | Crystal, crystal-lang
Crystal, crystal-lang | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Yarn | APT;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Yarn | APT;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Yarn | asdf
asdf | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | React Native
React Native | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. But I would consider it for prototyping for hobby video game development or other hobby projects, or work projects that are prototypes. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 h... | problem solving, looking at the bigger picture, how to ask questions, how to analyze AI answers, how to improve AI results. People matter, AI is just a tool. | 183,000 | 9 |
21,120 | 21,121 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, front-end | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,121 | 21,122 | 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.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | 20 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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21,122 | 21,123 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | null | GitHub | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
21,123 | 21,124 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 14,500 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2 | MySQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;npm;Webpack;Yarn | npm;Yarn | npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;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 | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. Using LLMs for the majority of the code results in less overview in bigger projects and possible security problems. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Designing future proof code that can be understood by people working in the relevant industry | 16,822 | 4 |
21,124 | 21,125 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
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 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 135,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Pop!_OS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitLab | GitLab | Mural
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord | Discord | 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 | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | 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 | 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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 183,791 | 7 |
21,125 | 21,126 | 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.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
AI features are a turn off unless they are spectacularly useful (this has never been the case so far) | Other: | Other (please specify):
Work aligns with personal ethics (healthcare/government services) | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 185,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Gin
Gin | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
Goland | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | Coda;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | Coda;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | Slack
Slack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking, reading comprehension, attention to detail, communicating technical complexity to non-technical folks, creativity, empathy, cross-functional collaboration | 185,000 | 8 |
21,126 | 21,127 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 1 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | null | Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | NA
NA | null | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | null | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
21,127 | 21,128 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 2 | Data scientist | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CSV file
NA | Yes | APT;npm;Pip | APT;npm | APT;npm | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | 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 | null | null |
21,128 | 21,129 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
21,129 | 21,130 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);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 | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 2,400 | Yes | C;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | C;C#;Lua;Rust;SQL | C;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Pacman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Pacman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Axum | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Svelte;Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Rider;Zed | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | nah | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 19 | 1 |
21,130 | 21,131 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 57,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | IBM Informix
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Docker;npm;NuGet | Docker;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The same skill that are valuable today. | 10,376 | 5 |
21,131 | 21,132 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Energy | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Elixir;Kotlin;Lisp;OCaml;Rust;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Elixir;SQL | NA
Nim | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | Cassandra;DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Podman | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Phoenix | Node.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Node.js;Phoenix | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu;Arch;Pop!_OS;NixOS | GitHub | null | null | 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 | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code | Search for answers | null | null | 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.;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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | fundamental logic | null | 10 |
21,132 | 21,133 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 29 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,133 | 21,134 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 6,400 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | For part time and pet projects | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | Architecture, understanding business needs | 6,400 | null |
21,134 | 21,135 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 18 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | CDK
CDK | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;React | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;React | Umbraco, CraftCMS
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;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.;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. | 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 | ChromaDB;Pinecone | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Code review, writing specs, capturing requirements, security reviews, orchestration | 150,000 | 9 |
21,135 | 21,136 | 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 | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 3 | Republic of Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | 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 | null | 8 |
21,136 | 21,137 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama;LangGraph | Ollama;LangGraph | Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | problem solving complex problems | null | null |
21,137 | 21,138 | 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.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | SingleStore
SingleStore | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Podman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Miro;Notion | GitLab;Miro;Notion | GitLab;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;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. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | LangFuze | LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Langfuse | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Mapping domains to their software implementations. | 220,000 | null |
21,138 | 21,139 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,139 | 21,140 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack... | 4 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 23,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Airtable;GitHub;Jira | Airtable;GitHub;Jira | Airtable;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System design, and business logic | 23,000 | 10 |
21,140 | 21,141 | 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) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 20 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 40,000 | Yes | C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | C#;Go;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | Obsidian;Trello | null | NA
NA | Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok 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 | Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | "Vive Coding" it is an Stupid trending concept, no one creates a fully funcional application just telling the AI, stupid things like "I like a mobile application that can register data for person who assit to a soccer match".
The AI needs "high developer concept" to construc fully functional applications, you can cre... | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Orquestator Engeneer | 42 | 7 |
21,141 | 21,142 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Israel | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;C++;PowerShell;Rust | C#;C++;PowerShell;Rust | C#;C++;PowerShell;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | 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 spen... | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfo... | 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. | null | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | i'm not sure. | 120,000 | null |
21,142 | 21,143 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 390 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vite | Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Bottle, Falcon
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Medium | Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Ability to maintain code base and write maintainable code | 115 | 7 |
21,143 | 21,144 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | tcl, dlang
tcl, dlang | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Vite;Yarn | Make;Ninja;Pacman;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++ | null | null | kakoune
kakoune | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | naturaldocs
naturaldocs | 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;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | telegram,skype
telegram | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
21,144 | 21,145 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Other (please specify): | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 444,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Kotlin;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | MariaDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Debian | Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Search for answers | null | 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.;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 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 | Coming up with out of the box solutions | 25,032 | null |
21,145 | 21,146 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 6,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Thinking about what actual features need to be coded or improved in a product. | 1,637 | null |
21,146 | 21,147 | 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) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 3 | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 2,300 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I don't even know what this means | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;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 | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Classic technical knowledge, mathematics and electrical engineering knowledge | 2,668 | 6 |
21,147 | 21,148 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,148 | 21,149 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 10 | Data engineer | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | null | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | emacs
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | social | null | null |
21,149 | 21,150 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;MicroPython;Python;R;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;MicroPython;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It is part of my professional development work. I will frequently prompt an LLM, usually Gemini, to write short functions which I integrate into my projects. I find it easier to ask the LLM to produce small chunks of code at once so I can catch mistakes before they spiral out of control. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the code is still essential. The AI tools sometimes provide inaccurate descriptions of the code they have written, making it difficult to debug if you are not familiar with it.
Being able to describe the structure of the project and the design patterns you want to implement is very important, even if the ... | null | null |
21,150 | 21,151 | 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) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 45 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical 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 | 20 | 16 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not at all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Accurately translating requirements into maintainable, secure, efficient code | 120,471 | 8 |
21,151 | 21,152 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
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 | 5 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | Datadog;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | Datadog;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Node.js | Deno;Django;FastAPI | Deno;Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Linear;Wikis | GitHub;Linear;Wikis | GitHub;Linear;Wikis | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, we are encouraged to try this out occasionally | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;Pinecone | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Devin AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Knowing how to understand code right and get it to do tasks efficiently. | 80,254 | 10 |
21,152 | 21,153 | 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.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
Long term maintainability | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Gleam | Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;Gleam | Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | APT;Cargo;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cargo;pnpm;Vite | mix, nix, devenv, hetzner
mix, nix, devenv, hetzner | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Vue.js | Phoenix | Phoenix | lustre, LiveView, htmx, hotwire
lustre, LiveView | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | helix
helix | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | NixOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | discourse, Xing
discourse, Xing | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Redis;pgvector | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Analyzing and understanding business problems, systems architecture, analyzing and fixing complex and legacy code bases | null | 9 |
21,153 | 21,154 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 18 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 103,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lisp;OCaml;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lisp;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Clojure
Verilog,VHDL | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;Datomic;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Buildkitd,Rackspace
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Shiny
Shiny | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;RAG | c++23;RAG | c++23;RAG | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | Appian
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, I have used AI generated code to figure out what to look into, but I rarely trust what it generates | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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 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. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | null | null | null | Vertex AI;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don’t see any immediate concerns because I don’t believe that AI will be able to internalize direction or business acumen in that timeframe | 103,000 | 8 |
21,154 | 21,155 | 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 | Attending school (full-time) | 30 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 30 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
21,155 | 21,156 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Benin | XOF West African CFA franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony | Astro;Deno;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React;Symfony | Astro;Deno;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony | Remix, React Router
Remix, React Router | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Nano;PhpStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm | DataGrip
DataGrip | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Redis | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
21,156 | 21,157 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,157 | 21,158 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,158 | 21,159 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 225,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, in some scenarios | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Grafana + Prometheus | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to describe what you want done and how know if it can be efficiently done by the AI code.
High level system design and integration. | 225,000 | 8 |
21,159 | 21,160 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,160 | 21,161 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,200,000 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Trello | null | null | Huly.io
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | 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 | 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.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | 56,167 | 8 |
21,161 | 21,162 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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21,162 | 21,163 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | Good brand and public image
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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 | 2 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 92,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Datadog;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic | Cloudflare;Datadog;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Defining problems and checking solutions | 106,733 | 9 |
21,163 | 21,164 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Scala;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Scala;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Scala;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool) | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | Ollama | c++23;SwiftData;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | understanding how to code, and coding | 165,000 | 7 |
21,164 | 21,165 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | You like your manager
Driven Coworkers | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | C++ | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Iceberg and Trino
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | null | null | Netbeans
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | ChatGPT
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | By this definition I vibe code all the time, but it's not the only thing I do. I use AI to solve discrete, relatively contained and small things, and I work those small things into more complex code bases. AI is not good at big picture, but crushes bite sized tasks. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | service orchestration for nuanced business logic | 300,000 | 7 |
21,165 | 21,166 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Literally anything | Security or privacy concerns
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21,166 | 21,167 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,167 | 21,168 | 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 | null | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 23 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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21,168 | 21,169 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Other (please specify): | 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 | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | null | null | Github
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | GitHub;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor 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 | 80,000 | 9 |
21,169 | 21,170 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Swift | Java;Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | High Value Judgement | null | 8 |
21,170 | 21,171 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 50 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 45 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim | null | null | emacs
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub | null | null | Sphinx
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
21,171 | 21,172 | 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 | 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);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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Node.js | Angular;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Odoo | null | null | retool | retool | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;Android | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;Substack;Medium | 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;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Correcting what AI outputs. That's about it. I'm extremely concerned otherwise we won't be needed with how fast the technology is moving. | 85,000 | 3 |
21,172 | 21,173 | 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 | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 48 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 50 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 14 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Debian | Windows;Debian | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | 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;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): | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Only indirectly. My manager has been vibing with ChatGPT, and has come up with some useful but flawed techniques; I've seen it mentioned that the more productive programmers use AI but don't trust it, and unfortunately I have to clean up because he trusts a bit too much. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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;Other (please specify): | Flexibility. Even in as short a window as 3-5 years, it is impossible to predict what will happen with AI, so the single skill required is the ability to change with your own job description. | null | 8 |
21,173 | 21,174 | 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.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 6 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
Use of unnecessary AI | Other: | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C++;Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Docker | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Polars;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It is not, I use AI for reference, debug, code review, and ideas, but everything that goes into my codebase was typed by me. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | AI development, AI Research, System architecture | 100,000 | 5 |
21,174 | 21,175 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 8 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
21,175 | 21,176 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 25,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not involved yet | 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 | 25,000 | 5 |
21,176 | 21,177 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,177 | 21,178 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | SQL;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Ruby on Rails | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | MacOS | GitHub | Notion;Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing 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’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, it is trash | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | indepth knowledge of a tools, technology and programming language | null | 6 |
21,178 | 21,179 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
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21,179 | 21,180 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 43 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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21,180 | 21,181 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | 8 | null | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 144,000 | Yes | Rust;TypeScript | Lua;Rust | Rust | Solidity
Solidity | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Pacman;pnpm | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;RustRover | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;RustRover;Windsurf | Neovim;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | 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 | openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | github copilot
github copilot | Not sure/can't remember | 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 really | 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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Other specific task (write in): | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Soft skills definitely. Developer job is not only about coding, but about coordinating, planning, working in a team and making decisions.
Also, I doubt AI will be good at coming up with innovative/creative solutions to non-trivial problems. | 167,061 | 8 |
21,181 | 21,182 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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 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) | 30 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 480,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;Zig | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | c++23;Pydantic;RAG | c++23;Pydantic | c++23;Pydantic | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | innovating, maintaining high quality, ownership | 130,992 | 3 |
21,182 | 21,183 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,183 | 21,184 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above;Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Morocco | MAD Moroccan dirham | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,184 | 21,185 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,185 | 21,186 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,186 | 21,187 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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21,187 | 21,188 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 56,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Neo4J;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip | conda
conda | Yes | Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Redmine | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;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 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 | Systematic and structured thinking | 64,968 | 5 |
21,188 | 21,189 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | 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 | null | Yes | Java | Java;Kotlin | Java | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | null | 8 |
21,189 | 21,190 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Energy | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Kazakhstan | KZT Kazakhstani tenge | 10,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Erlang;GDScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | Ada;Dart;Elixir;F#;Go;Lua;OCaml;Prolog;Scala;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Ruby on Rails | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Trae | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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 | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | OpenRouter;Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Lovable.dev;Cody | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | critical thinking | 19,307 | 7 |
21,190 | 21,191 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
21,191 | 21,192 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
does it do the job of multiple tools | Availability of better alternatives
Ownership by a greedy corporation | Insurance | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 28 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | NA
Clojure | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman | NA
uv | Yes | React | Flask;React;Spring Boot | React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Eclipse;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | uv | Pydantic;uv | uv | null | null | Arch | Windows | Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Sharepoint
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Sometimes I may try it and give it a couple chances to get it right, but usually it is a waste of time to even try it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | Other (please specify): | All of them | 130,000 | null |
21,192 | 21,193 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 31 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
Good documentation | Poor usability
Poor Documentation | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
Work/Life Balance | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 134,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to see the bigger picture and define a solution that can fit. | 134,000 | 9 |
21,193 | 21,194 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 31 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | 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 | Unity3D
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;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 | I don't use it for serious software but it does help me "attune" to how to get more useful responses from AI when I do need it for real projects. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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.;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 | 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 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 | 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 | Originality. AI so far has been extremely useful in assisting with coding for common things its seen before but is more difficult to work with when trying to develop things that are completely original. | 160,000 | 8 |
21,194 | 21,195 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;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 | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | Easy-to-use API
NA | Other (please specify):
Presence of AI features | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C;Python | C;C++;GDScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust | C;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Oracle Cloud (Always Free tier)
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | null | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great 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. Vibe coding is essentially development entirely by an LLM, and *not* the work of the developer prompting the LLM. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
21,195 | 21,196 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);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 | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes, but it's going poorly now. Tools need to get better to be a general purpose advancement. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Architecture, design, pretty much everything an engineer needs to do today. If they don't know this stuff, they won't know when the AI is doing good or bad. | null | 9 |
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21,197 | 21,198 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Games or coding challenges | 2 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
21,198 | 21,199 | 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 | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,000,000 | Yes | C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Astro;Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;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 | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, debugging, architecture design, requirements engineering | 47,932 | 5 |
21,199 | 21,200 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry | Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No: vibe coding feels like a harder, slower way to get code to be what I want it to be. Why use English, with all its ambiguity and nuance, when I can be more deliberate, succinct and precise in my programming language of choice (Python)? I am willing to feel differently about it when working in a more verbose language... | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Articulating problems and their solutions in a manner expressive of and sympathetic to the user, the client, and the context/domain containing the development, and distinguishing code that "works" from code that's "good" - code that's supple, malleable, resilient. | 96,377 | null |
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