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22,000 | 22,001 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 4 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Google Cloud;Make;Pip | APT;Cargo;Google Cloud;Pip | APT;Cargo;Google Cloud;Pip | CMake
CMake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
MS Edit | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, it seems impossible to apply due to the very specific nature of the software and physical context. Although I fear that some colleagues will try hard to make it work, producing a lot of noise to review and debug. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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;Other (please specify): | Thinking in abstractions, planning ahead, risk analysis, real-life experience | 38,549 | 7 |
22,001 | 22,002 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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22,002 | 22,003 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | null | null | null | 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 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 50,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I strongly oppose "vibe coding" in a serious environment. For funsies, experiments etc, sure, why not, but not when it comes to write something that goes to prod. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13,645 | 5 |
22,003 | 22,004 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,004 | 22,005 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 52,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Assembly;Rust;Zig | null | NA
WGSL, Vulkan | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, really not | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Copilot | null | Copilot | null | Copilot | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Keeping the capacity to learn seriously good skills in the domain | 37,938 | 7 |
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22,006 | 22,007 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,007 | 22,008 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 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
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22,008 | 22,009 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | 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;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | 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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22,009 | 22,010 | 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) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 18 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,600,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Just know the Basic Coding and ask the AI Tool generate complete Software from the Scratch. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | 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. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | supabase | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 53,470 | 8 |
22,010 | 22,011 | 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.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python | C;C++ | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Homebrew;Make;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Debian | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | 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 | 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 | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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... | Creativity, dedication, knowledge, scrutiny | 75,410 | null |
22,011 | 22,012 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 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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22,012 | 22,013 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
22,013 | 22,014 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,014 | 22,015 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,015 | 22,016 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,016 | 22,017 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 106,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;OCaml;Perl;PHP;Prolog | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | null | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, definitely | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Redis;supabase | null | LangChain;Martian | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 106,000 | 6 |
22,017 | 22,018 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 1,200,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
laravel clould | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | bitbucket
bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Marketing | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Bolt.new | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 3,997 | 8 |
22,018 | 22,019 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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22,019 | 22,020 | 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 | null | 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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22,020 | 22,021 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 996,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 23,870 | 6 |
22,021 | 22,022 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 15 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | 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
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22,022 | 22,023 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 2 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 45 | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,023 | 22,024 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 150,000 | null |
22,024 | 22,025 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Prolog;Python;SQL | Go;Scala;Mojo | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but only in the early stages. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | All computer science skills will be remain valuable, especially algorithms and data structures. | 63,808 | 6 |
22,025 | 22,026 | 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 | 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;Books / Physical media | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | France | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | COBOL;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;IBM DB2;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Maven (build tool);npm;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Maven (build tool);npm;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | AngularJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | AngularJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, vibe coding should be eradicated, if not people will just learn how to spend too much money for little value, and no new skills on their knowledge path, just a waste of resources & time which is not the worst. The worst is that vibe coders don't improve their skills at a correct pace, their overall value will remai... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis;Neo4j | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Concurrency, atomicity, latency, performance, domain modeling | 116,015 | 6 |
22,026 | 22,027 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Data engineer | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
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 | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Elixir;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI;Svelte | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | c++23;Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No
| No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 12,743 | 7 |
22,027 | 22,028 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 19 | Support engineer or analyst | 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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,680,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Other (write in): | For small fun projects it is very usefull and can save time, if responding quickly and does not break code elsewhere. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Somebody will still need to read and understand the code (diffs). AI can’t be “responsible” for, say, bank core SW or gov stuff. Some devs will turn into vibe coders/prompt experts. | 78,633 | 8 |
22,028 | 22,029 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,029 | 22,030 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
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22,030 | 22,031 | 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 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | 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 | 5 |
22,031 | 22,032 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | null | null | null | G Code
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NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Human Intution | null | null |
22,032 | 22,033 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,033 | 22,034 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,034 | 22,035 | 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 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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22,035 | 22,036 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,036 | 22,037 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | 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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22,037 | 22,038 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
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22,038 | 22,039 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | 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 | Not professional, but personal. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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... | Understanding and designing a solution, innovation. | 40,684 | 7 |
22,039 | 22,040 | 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) | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | LYD Libyan dinar | 30,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Node.js;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, i only use AI in my professional development work to try to solve a specific problem in which the solution will be under my control and understanding | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | problem solving | 5,541 | 6 |
22,040 | 22,041 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 6 | Honduras | HNL Honduran lempira | 300,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;New Relic;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
Solid.js | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | 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, not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | 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, design thinking, search techniques | 11,493 | 5 |
22,041 | 22,042 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);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);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) | 6 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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22,042 | 22,043 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 60,000 | 10 |
22,043 | 22,044 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, QA or test | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 52,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Red Hat | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Redis | null | Zapier | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving skills | 52,000 | null |
22,044 | 22,045 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
No focus on AI | Other (please specify):
AI | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Podman;Vite;Yarn | Kubernetes;Podman | Kubernetes;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;React | null | SolidJS
SolidJS | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Projektron BCS
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | 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 | 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 | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No and it will never be unless I'm brain dead but still have to work | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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... | Everything that is relevant and valuable now | 75,410 | 4 |
22,045 | 22,046 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 21 | 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 | null | 27 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 11 | 21 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 200,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Prometheus
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Pip;Prometheus | null | null | Ramnode, Mikrotik
NA | Yes | Drupal;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Creating in-existing solutions, simplifying/optimizing codebases/projects, working in confidential projects, . In general anything that requires creation of new material or extreme privacy. | 232,029 | null |
22,046 | 22,047 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 182,000 | null | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Ruby | Ruby | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Webpack;Yarn | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
Hanami | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | 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 | null | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 182,000 | 1 |
22,047 | 22,048 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, front-end | 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
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22,048 | 22,049 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,049 | 22,050 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 45 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | TeX | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;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 really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Creativity | null | null |
22,050 | 22,051 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 26 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Russian Federation | USD United States dollar | 10,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS | C#;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;MSBuild;NuGet | Cloudflare;MSBuild;NuGet | Cloudflare;MSBuild;NuGet | 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 | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | creativity | 10,000 | 7 |
22,051 | 22,052 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | 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 | 7 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | Yes | Python;R | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 5 |
22,052 | 22,053 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Database administrator or engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | ChromaDB
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Wikis | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 46,406 | null |
22,053 | 22,054 | 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);Books / Physical media;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 | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
It being useful lol why isn't this an option | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | GWT
GWT | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | i hate low-quality work and i think it is extremely inconsiderate (unless you have a good reason that makes low quality work still the best option). so no. i'd use it if it was better than me and if it was unlikely for me to ever get better than it (like with a good chess engine), though i'd be sad that it doesn't make... | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | '- having a good understanding of the code base to be able to verify that an AI solution doesn't leave out relevant parts
- same as now–being good at coding; unless the AI gets better than humans (like chess engines) in which case it doesn't make sense to be a dev anymore
- having deep knowledge about the needs of yo... | null | 3 |
22,054 | 22,055 | 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 | 24 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | 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 monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not at the moment | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding business problems. Navigating stakeholders | null | 6 |
22,055 | 22,056 | 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 | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 25 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
22,056 | 22,057 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Project manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus | uv
uv | Yes | Angular;Django;FastAPI | Angular;FastAPI;Axum | Angular;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Debian | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 58,007 | null |
22,057 | 22,058 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 9 | null | null | 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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22,058 | 22,059 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | 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 daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No vibe coding is the opposite of professional development | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 81,210 | 8 |
22,059 | 22,060 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 26 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,060 | 22,061 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 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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22,061 | 22,062 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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
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22,062 | 22,063 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 1 | Philippines | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust | C#;C++;Rust | C#;C++;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;npm;NuGet;Pip | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;NuGet;Pip | Cargo;Cloudflare;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Astro;Deno;Laravel;Node.js | ASP.NET;Astro;Deno;React | ASP.NET;Astro;Deno | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Pop!_OS | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. I will never use AI or have plans on using AI to write code for me. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Translating user/business requirements into a software, problem solving, optimizing code, improving performance of code | null | null |
22,063 | 22,064 | 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 | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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22,064 | 22,065 | 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.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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... | 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 | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Simplicity, Elegance | Prohibitive pricing
Lock-in | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 100 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Leiningen
Leiningen | Yes | Laravel;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Laravel;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Laravel;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Emacs,Cider
Emacs,Cider | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Vibe coding is not part of my work, yet. It might become part of my work in the future, if it proves helpful, though. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | 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;Other (please specify): | Logical thinking, abstracting and simplifying, designing, determining purpose | 139,218 | 6 |
22,065 | 22,066 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 5 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 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
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22,066 | 22,067 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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 | 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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22,067 | 22,068 | 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) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | 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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22,068 | 22,069 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 8 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo | Android Studio | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | MacOS;Debian | Confluence;Jira;Miro | null | null | Gitea
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;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 really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving skills, management skills | null | 6 |
22,069 | 22,070 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Other (please specify):
open source | Other (please specify):
closed source | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | C;Go;Perl;SQL | C;Go;Perl;SQL | C;Go;Perl;SQL | D
D | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | gitprep
gitprep | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Other (write in):
none of the below | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is a mental disease. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | AI tools will not become more capable, they're as capable as they were 2 years ago only they can now plagiarize more code. | null | 7 |
22,070 | 22,071 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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22,071 | 22,072 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | null | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 46,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Redmine | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 53,367 | 6 |
22,072 | 22,073 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,073 | 22,074 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Python | Kotlin;Python;Rust | Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in): | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting 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 | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
22,074 | 22,075 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,000,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | Daily or almost daily | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | null | Testing code | null | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11,624 | null |
22,075 | 22,076 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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 | 20 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,076 | 22,077 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | 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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22,077 | 22,078 | 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) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 ... | 13 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,200,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;Mojo | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Building AI solutions | 25,573 | 0 |
22,078 | 22,079 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 27 | Developer, back-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 | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,079 | 22,080 | 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.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | 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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22,080 | 22,081 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 16 | 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 181,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;F#;Lisp;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Zig | clojure
clojure, jank | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make | nix
nix | Yes | React | null | null | datastar
datastar, htmx | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | Amazon Bedrock;Ollama | Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Org-mode
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | null | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 181,000 | 9 |
22,081 | 22,082 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 22 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | Yes | C;Python | Delphi;Python;Rust | Python | NA
Argentum | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;VSCodium | null | null | PyScripter, IAR Embedded Workbench
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | 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 | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 3 |
22,082 | 22,083 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | C;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;C;PHP;Rust;SQL | C;PHP;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Bun;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Ninja;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite | Ansible;Bun;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | dioxus
dioxus | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Jira | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | 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 daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no. I tried it, it's bad. | 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... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | new technologies. AI is always 1 year behind. | 160,000 | 7 |
22,083 | 22,084 | 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 | 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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22,084 | 22,085 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | 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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22,085 | 22,086 | 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 (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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 600,000 | null | Python;Rust | Assembly;C++;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | Actix,Fastapi
Actix | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6,974 | 5 |
22,086 | 22,087 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,087 | 22,088 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,088 | 22,089 | 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 | 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 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;npm | Composer;npm | Composer;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | null | null | null | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
22,089 | 22,090 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,090 | 22,091 | 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 | 16 | null | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,091 | 22,092 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,092 | 22,093 | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 12 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 6 | Nigeria | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Java;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | Java;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Fleet by JetBrains
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I highly discourage it | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | 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 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Software Architecture, Security, Enforcing Best Practices, Innovating new technologies, Fixing/Debugging AI-generated code. | 60,000 | 10 |
22,093 | 22,094 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | 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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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 |
22,094 | 22,095 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 200,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec ... | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 4,793 | null |
22,095 | 22,096 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;Go;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Svelte;Axum | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian | MacOS;Debian | GitHub | null | null | Gitea
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | yes | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or 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 | Other (please specify): | reading comprehension | null | null |
22,096 | 22,097 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 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 | 9 |
22,097 | 22,098 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 145,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;HTML/CSS;OCaml;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;MSBuild;Ninja | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Ninja | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Ninja | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding the big picture and software architecture | 168,221 | 6 |
22,098 | 22,099 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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 | Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | Project planning | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,099 | 22,100 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | null | null | 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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