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NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Pip | Digital Ocean;Pip | Digital Ocean;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | NA
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NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Wrike
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Medium | Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Supabase | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Supabase | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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22,406 | 22,407 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 7 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | 7
1 | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | 4
1 | Yes | npm;NuGet;Webpack | npm;NuGet;Webpack | npm;NuGet;Webpack | 6
5 | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | 6
Angular, Material, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap 5, Sass, Webpack, Vite, TypeScript, GraphQL, Firebase, SQL, PostgreSQL, WebAssembly, D3.js, GSAP. | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | 7
VS Code, GitHub Copilot, StackBlitz, CodeSandbox, Postman, Chrome DevTools, Angular DevTools, ChatGPT Code Interpreter | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | 7 | 4 | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitLab Wiki
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow, Dev.to
no | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 11,624 | 9 |
22,407 | 22,408 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,408 | 22,409 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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22,409 | 22,410 | 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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22,410 | 22,411 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | 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 | 11 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 300,000 | 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 | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 408,424 | 4 |
22,411 | 22,412 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | 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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22,412 | 22,413 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not in the slightest | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, LLM's cannot effectively problem solve as they lack real intelligence | null | 7 |
22,413 | 22,414 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
I literally do not give a fuck about AI, can this horrible mess finally end holy fuck | Availability of better alternatives
Again I don't give a shit about AI | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 38 | 55 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 14,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Go;Java;VBA | C#;Go;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Next.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | If there's barely any documentation on how the development process works and the code base referenced is large, then yes (like moodle, for example). Otherwise I have enough expertise | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | 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... | Every skill that's been there before. You can't trust AI for shit since it's mostly guessing and doesn't have even slight introspection. | 16,242 | 10 |
22,414 | 22,415 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | 7 | India | INR Indian rupee | 590,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | APT;Gradle;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Fedora | Windows | Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no,i just dont like coding without coding skills | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Security related, agriculture related,ethical usage related | 6,858 | 7 |
22,415 | 22,416 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games... | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 26 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
Familiarity | Other (please specify):
Diversity and/or Political Agendas | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 4 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | APT;Make | APT;Make | Vagrant
Vagrant | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | Bootstrap, Underscore, Backbone, Tornado
Bootstrap, Underscore, Backbone, Tornado | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;Redmine | Doxygen;GitHub;Redmine;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Whisper
Whisper | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Job board | 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 weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, not even part of my personal projects | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The human and creative elements, as AI is only capable of utilizing existing content to generate products. | 30,000 | null |
22,416 | 22,417 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | MacOS;NixOS | GitHub;Jira | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 116,015 | 3 |
22,417 | 22,418 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 14 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 92,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 106,733 | 7 |
22,418 | 22,419 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Data scientist | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Netlify | Bun;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Vercel | Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Windsurf | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Windsurf;Xcode | Windsurf | NA
NA | Google Gemini | SwiftData;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | X;YouTube | X | X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes vibe coding is part of my professional development work. | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or plat... | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | Read code and be able to understand code with the help of AI.
Be able the orchestrate several AI agents to work on the same project.
Having a good overview of large code bases. | 110,214 | 7 |
22,419 | 22,420 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 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) | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | 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 | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 1,162 | null |
22,420 | 22,421 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Angular;Django;Drupal;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;React | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Not sure | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | partially yes. Is used when I need to do projects in unfeasible short periods of time (I'm a student), for correction of small issues in code or to have a general idea of how a problem could be solved | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | 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 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 | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Redis | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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 | have a good understanding of how the code works, to adapt it to the specification. A developer will always be in cahrge of the code it creates: it will have to be able to defend the choices he made | null | null |
22,421 | 22,422 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
accumulated long time experience with the technology | Poor usability
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 500,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | MAGIC XPA
MAGIC XPA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | 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 | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | "T-shaped" people will still be needed to orchestrate ever increasing complex software systems and just like calculators haven't replaced accountants so won't AI replace IT experts. AI will probably become another meaningful tool in the programmer's toolbox. | 147,071 | 8 |
22,422 | 22,423 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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 | 63,808 | 8 |
22,423 | 22,424 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | 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 (please specify): | 35 | Applied scientist | Less than 20 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C++ | C++ | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | C++ Builder
C++ Builder | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,424 | 22,425 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | 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 | 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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22,425 | 22,426 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-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 | 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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22,426 | 22,427 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,800,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Apex
Apex | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 20,923 | 6 |
22,427 | 22,428 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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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22,428 | 22,429 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,429 | 22,430 | 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) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 9 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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 | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;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): | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
22,430 | 22,431 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 32 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,431 | 22,432 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Other (please specify):
Security and privacy | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 10 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Redis;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | Vaadin
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I don't trust vibe coding, I prefer to use AI as junior pair programmer | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | Spring AI | null | null | GitHub Copilot | 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 | Mostly debugging the AI generated code. | null | 7 |
22,432 | 22,433 | 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 | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challen... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, back-end | 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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22,433 | 22,434 | I am learning to code | 55-64 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | 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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22,434 | 22,435 | 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 | 5 | 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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 37,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Erlang;Lisp | null | NA
clojure | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | mistral | 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 | null | 42,925 | 7 |
22,435 | 22,436 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Cursor;Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | null | Redis;Neo4j;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 building and using AI | 40,684 | 8 |
22,436 | 22,437 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 1 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,437 | 22,438 | 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 | null | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CMake, uv
CMake, uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo;uv | Odoo;uv | Odoo;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Knowing best practices is important; software architecture, for a more higher level understanding of everything; knowing how to dig into manuals, instead of relying too much on AI answers. | 62,648 | null |
22,438 | 22,439 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | RStudio
RStudio | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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.;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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding code | 81,210 | null |
22,439 | 22,440 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 16 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,440 | 22,441 | 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 | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 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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22,441 | 22,442 | 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.) | Not employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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);Books / Physical media | 15 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | Stata
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Google Gemini | Polars;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Communication skills and ability to create new useful products | 18,204 | null |
22,442 | 22,443 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;R;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Cloudflare;Pip | Cloudflare;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Debian;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | IBM Granite
IBM Granite | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I use AI significantly less for school than I did for work or personal projects. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging, problem solving, planning | null | 8 |
22,443 | 22,444 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Product manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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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22,444 | 22,445 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 182,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | Odoo | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;IT operations;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 9,580 | 9 |
22,445 | 22,446 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 1 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 924,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js | Laravel;Node.js | Laravel;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | null | Vibe coding is not a part of my professional work. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 11,790 | 6 |
22,446 | 22,447 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 42 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 17 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;npm;Podman;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Homebrew;npm;Podman;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Node.js;Ruby on Rails | hotwire
hotwire | Yes | Claude Code;Nano;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Claude Code;Nano;RustRover;Xcode;Zed | Claude Code;Nano;RustRover;Xcode;Zed | RubyMine, Gnome Builder
RubyMine, Gnome Builder | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Web Awesome | Web Awesome | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | forgejo
forgejo | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | 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 | Coding, analysis, architecting, API design, etc | 139,218 | 8 |
22,447 | 22,448 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 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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22,448 | 22,449 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 10 | 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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22,449 | 22,450 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | pnpm | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Xcode | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | null | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,450 | 22,451 | 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) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 22,000 | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | null | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 25,523 | 7 |
22,451 | 22,452 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Other (please specify): | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Antora
Antora | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I use auto completion | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding business context, architecture, debugging | 300,000 | 8 |
22,452 | 22,453 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
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NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | Committing and reviewing code | 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 |
22,453 | 22,454 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Prometheus | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Prometheus | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Phoenix;Spring Boot | Angular;Phoenix;Spring Boot | Angular;Phoenix;Spring Boot | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Debian;NixOS | MacOS;iOS;Debian;NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
22,454 | 22,455 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,455 | 22,456 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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... | Skepticism, independence, high principles, and caring about humanity. | null | null |
22,456 | 22,457 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,457 | 22,458 | 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) | 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);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 10 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Splunk;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Splunk;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Splunk;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
22,458 | 22,459 | 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) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 228,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Neo4J;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;Redis | MongoDB;Neo4J;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor | Android Studio;Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | AI makes too many mistakes to allow me to vibe code. I sometimes ask for help and get good intelisense, but I would not allow it to do any major and more complex tasks. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | soft skills (communication), design patterns, software architecture | 62,221 | 9 |
22,459 | 22,460 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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22,460 | 22,461 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | 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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22,461 | 22,462 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 32 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 32 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Good community support | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 170,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 124,029 | null |
22,462 | 22,463 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Relevant for the use case | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Rider;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | For code generation, I mostly use AI as enhanced autocomplete, for repetitive code writting for example. It's not realy vibe coding, I will never use big chunk of generated code assuming it just works, because if it doesn't, it's more painfull to find where is the issue. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 74,249 | 7 |
22,463 | 22,464 | 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 | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Groovy;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | Firebird
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Pip | Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | Maven (build tool);Pip | Jenkins
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Delphi IDE
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Bugzilla
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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;Other (write in): | very rarely, but may increase in the future | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Teamwork with other humans | 62,648 | 3 |
22,464 | 22,465 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | Touch-typing, reading code | null | 5 |
22,465 | 22,466 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Netlify;Pip;Terraform | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | sometimes | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;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... | project management, communication, domain knowledge | 108,913 | 9 |
22,466 | 22,467 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Mutate
Mutate | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I've tested having LLMs write simple programs with very little success | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to imagine creative solutions to problems | 135,000 | 8 |
22,467 | 22,468 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 23 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 52,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Go;Java | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Miro;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | All skills | 70,794 | 8 |
22,468 | 22,469 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | 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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22,469 | 22,470 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Reliable decisions from my manager and the company, less chaos | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
Closure | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | CouchDB
CouchDB | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Netlify;npm;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Netlify;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Netlify;npm;Terraform | Docker Swarm
Docker Swarm | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | SolidJS
SolidJS | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;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 | Project planning | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collabora... | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Reading "between the lines". | 116,015 | 2 |
22,470 | 22,471 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 27 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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 | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
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22,471 | 22,472 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 11 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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22,472 | 22,473 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,473 | 22,474 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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 | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | 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 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 102,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Dart;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | SQL | Adobe ColdFusion
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Vue.js | Deno;Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I mainly use AI to help debug existing code, and to write documentation. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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... | AI seems to still struggle with large complicated projects. I suspect this will remain true for the next 3-5 years. | 102,000 | 3 |
22,474 | 22,475 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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 | 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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22,475 | 22,476 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,476 | 22,477 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 5,700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | 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 | Quick learning | 46,637 | 10 |
22,477 | 22,478 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | null | 10 | 10 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,478 | 22,479 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,479 | 22,480 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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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22,480 | 22,481 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 35 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 265,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Ruby;Swift | Elixir;Go;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | SwiftData | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell naw | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creating hacky solutions and trying "stupid" approach that often bypasses problems by creating an unknown method or uses APIs in unconventional way. | 72,318 | 6 |
22,481 | 22,482 | 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.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 7 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Vercel | Docker;npm;Vercel | Docker;npm;Vercel | uv
uv | Yes | Django;Next.js;React | Django;Next.js;React | Django;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | somewhat, but I do need to understand what the code is writing and use it more as a starting point to develop from. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | knowing how to use these the AI tools rather than being used by them. | 35,000 | null |
22,482 | 22,483 | 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
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22,483 | 22,484 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);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 | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Must be ultimately 100% open source | Other (please specify):
Not or only partially open source | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | ERPNext
ERPNext | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting 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 | Yes, I use generative AI to help me to generate boiler plate code or basic snippets which I then adapt | null | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software and technology architecture, programming AI in depth | 81,210 | 7 |
22,484 | 22,485 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 3 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,365,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Snowflake | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | DuckDB;Snowflake | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | 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 | The ability to design scalable things that accounts for limitation of available resources | 15,867 | null |
22,485 | 22,486 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Other (please specify):
Remote working | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 86,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Elixir;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text | Sublime Text | Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | mastodon
mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 117,082 | 5 |
22,486 | 22,487 | 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) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 12 | Project manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
22,487 | 22,488 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 27 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | 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 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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... | Yes. | 52,207 | null |
22,488 | 22,489 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | 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 | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
Likable colleagues | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 25,200 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | SolidJS
SolidJS | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please speci... | Code review, having a vision for the codebase, systems design, forward thinking, analysis | 29,236 | 9 |
22,489 | 22,490 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | 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);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 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or St... | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,490 | 22,491 | 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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22,491 | 22,492 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MariaDB;Oracle | PostgreSQL | null | Spanner
Spanner | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Axum | Spring Boot;Axum | Spring Boot;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | logseq
logseq | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | Comprehensive understanding of the codebase, the business domain and communication with different stakeholders. Ability to review code, as well as taste in what good code looks like. Vision for the code base in terms of style, structure, architecture, etc. | 73,089 | 9 |
22,492 | 22,493 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,493 | 22,494 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 43 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Other (please specify):
Working from home | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | Perl;PowerShell | Perl | NA
Raku | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Catalyst (Perl)
Mojolicious (Perl) | Yes | Claude Code;Sublime Text | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text | Claude Code;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Google Workspace;Wikis | Airtable;Obsidian | Airtable | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
Looking up answers | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, our codebase is too large and complex, and LLMs are too untrustworthy to let them simply run free. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboratio... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Breaking down problems into logical steps. LLMs effectively enable much higher-level programming languages (e.g. close to using natural language), but the vague desires of end-users still need to be grappled with and boiled down to a coherent system that can be automated. Programmers won't disappear, but their may beco... | 80,254 | 6 |
22,494 | 22,495 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bulgaria | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;NestJS;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Security and architecture | 81,210 | 10 |
22,495 | 22,496 | 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 | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 37 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 80,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | SQL;TypeScript;Zig | SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm | npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Definitivelly not part of my dev work. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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... | All the skills learned in the University: desingning algorithms, mastering complexity (O(log n), etc...), data modeling, UX, best practices, software architecure, Discrete Math, Language Theory, Game Theory, mastering compiler desing, etc... | 68,245 | 8 |
22,496 | 22,497 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | 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 | 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 | 7 |
22,497 | 22,498 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,498 | 22,499 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | 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
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,499 | 22,500 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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 | 9 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Python;Rust;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja | Oracle Cloud
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;NixOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | I really don't think AI tools will gain the capabilities to thoroughly understand a codebase and solve complex issues on any time scale. | 21,888 | null |
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