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Not cloud dependent | Security or privacy concerns
Ongoing subscription | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | APT;Bun;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | dedicated VPS
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;VSCodium;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Netlify;npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not really. I have tried and it often takes more time than writing it myself. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Deeply understanding how different pieces of existing and/or complex software interact, especially when providing total context to an AI is borderline impossible (e.g. recalling verbal conversations) or prohibitive, and avoiding creating major issues by not understanding nuances of how systems interact. | 130,000 | 3 |
22,705 | 22,706 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,706 | 22,707 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 125,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;SQLite | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Next.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Astro;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++ | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Windows;Android;Arch | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | nope | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | good communication, being proactive, conflict resolution | 31 | 7 |
22,707 | 22,708 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,708 | 22,709 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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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22,709 | 22,710 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 1 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,710 | 22,711 | 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.);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 76,260 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;MATLAB;Rust | C++;MATLAB | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Make;npm;Pip | APT;Docker;Make | APT;Make | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React | null | null | CodeIgniter
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Clion
Clion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;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);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Robotics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 ... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software Architecture, Problem Solving. | 13,882 | 8 |
22,711 | 22,712 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Republic of North Macedonia | MKD Macedonian denar | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;Rust;Zig | Go;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes, for all MVPs and demos | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | supabase;pgvector | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Deduction, math, analytical brain | null | 9 |
22,712 | 22,713 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,713 | 22,714 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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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22,714 | 22,715 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 31 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python;SQL | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Monday.com | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Sorry to sound cliche, but this fits...the ability to think outside the box. AI will always have trouble doing that. At least for the next 50 years. | 150,000 | 8 |
22,715 | 22,716 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
Inclusion of AI features | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 133,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Substack | X;Substack | X;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I have experimented with "vibe coding", but this process produces awful products and causes more harm than good. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | 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. | 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 | Claude code | null | null | null | null | Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Any understanding of quality. Any understanding of how a complex system works beyond one or two nodes in a knowledge graph. Any understanding of product-level decision making. Any understanding of system architecture. | 133,000 | 6 |
22,716 | 22,717 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 55,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;SQL | Julia, Mathematica
Haskell, Datalog | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip | APT;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm | APT;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | react-jsonschema-form
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No not at all. I'm the person people go to to shake out the broken vibe coding. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | Mathematical and logical skills. Abilitey to use AI as force multiplier for those skills. Ability to deduce intent of bizarrely written code. Ability to refactor code to clean meaningful code. Ability to understand problem domains fast. Good sense of aesthetics. | 74,878 | 5 |
22,717 | 22,718 | 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) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 11 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | Other: | null | Yes | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | null | null | null | 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 | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | null | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,718 | 22,719 | 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 | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 35 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 275,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 275,000 | 7 |
22,719 | 22,720 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | C;C#;Go;Lua;Swift;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Cosmos DB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Sentry;New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All coding skills remain fundamentally important. AI should speed you up but you should never blindly trust it.
Computer science fundamentals and systems architecture are most important, because AI as it exists today is myopic. | 150,000 | 8 |
22,720 | 22,721 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,721 | 22,722 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | Less than 20 employees | null | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
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22,722 | 22,723 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | 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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22,723 | 22,724 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | 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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22,724 | 22,725 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Coding Bootcamp | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | Fintech | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,725 | 22,726 | 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.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,726 | 22,727 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 99,360 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | WebStorm;Xcode | WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | somewhat | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | being able to understand and perform complicated tasks | 99,360 | 8 |
22,727 | 22,728 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
AI | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
Haskell | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;npm;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;npm;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, vibe coding is not part of my professional development work because I trust my own abilities to write and improve code or search for ways to do so. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Critical thinking, including intuitive understandings of how things work and bottom-up thinking. | null | null |
22,728 | 22,729 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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): | 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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22,729 | 22,730 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 3 | 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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22,730 | 22,731 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | null | null | Odin
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Docker;Make;npm;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Wails golang
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nope i don't vibe code, i only use prompt AI as a google search. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and software design. AI can't make your whole infrastructure though sure it can help you writing the code for it, but it ain't no designer. | null | null |
22,731 | 22,732 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 1 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 20 to 99 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net);Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Kotlin;MicroPython;OCaml;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;VBA;Zig;Mojo | null | กลอนใหม่
กลอนใหม่ | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | EID12 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if no... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | 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 | Fireproof;mem0 | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);LangGraph | null | Galileo;Langfuse | EID12 | Auto-GPT;Cody | กลอนใหม่ | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | กลอนใหม่ | null | 10 |
22,732 | 22,733 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 100 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Ralf P Carreon | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Philippines | USD United States dollar | 100,000,000,000,000,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Ralf P Carreon
Gcash.com | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | office
Ralf P Carreon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | IO | IO | Android | null | null | null | null | IO
ralfpcarreon29@gmail.com | null | null | null | Ralf P Carreon
Elon musk | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Bookmark posts to look at later
Ralf P Carreon | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | ralfpcarreon29@gmail.com | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | 35 | null | null |
22,733 | 22,734 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C# | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
22,734 | 22,735 | 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.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | 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 | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | Docker;Make | Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Never will | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | experience, problem solving, communication, good jugement | 94,846 | 8 |
22,735 | 22,736 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTD Trinidad and Tobago dollar | 0 | Yes | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Railway;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Fiber
Fiber | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System design, understanding user requirements, security consciousness, product design, and complex high stakes programming tasks such as embedded systems, operating systems, banking / government systems, healthcare etc | null | null |
22,736 | 22,737 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 28 | 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);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,737 | 22,738 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 14,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Fortran;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | I do not knw | 14,000 | null |
22,738 | 22,739 | 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 | null | null | null | 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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22,739 | 22,740 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;Scala | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Supabase;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry | Cargo;Datadog | Cargo | uv
uv | Yes | Axum | FastAPI;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;RustRover;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Polars;Odoo;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Pop!_OS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, but I play with it sometimes. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | CS fundamentals for and spotting AI bullshit | null | 7 |
22,740 | 22,741 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 42 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 45 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
COMPLETE, up-to-date, stable documentation, written by humans for humans. | Prohibitive pricing
Constantly changing, incomplete, inaccurate documentation | null | null | null | null | null | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython | LilyPond
any musical- or audio-oriented languages | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Make;npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django;jQuery;Node.js | Django | Sphinx
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | codeberg
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Mastodon,PeerTube,Friendica
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | 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): | Yeuch! Absolutely not! Script-kiddies will be the death of the species. When no one understands (a) what is being created or (b) what gaping holes may exist in the creation, it's WORSE than closed source! | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Humanity. Humor. Altruism. True creativity. While I do think the technology is rapidly becoming better at mimicking creativity, and I expect there will be novel solutions, we are collectively losing the ability to remember that a machine is a machine. (Corporations seem to have more legal rights than individuals, and I... | null | null |
22,741 | 22,742 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Books / Physical media | 4 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,742 | 22,743 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | 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) | 1 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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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22,743 | 22,744 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 72,000 | Yes | C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Make;Pacman;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;React | Laravel;React | Laravel;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
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NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Producing optimized code that meets quality standards | 72,000 | 8 |
22,744 | 22,745 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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22,745 | 22,746 | 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 | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Java | C;C++;Dart;Java | C;C++;Dart;Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
flutter | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Jira;Redmine | GitHub;Jira;Redmine | GitHub;Jira;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Analyze and understand customers' demand and devise the most suitable solution. | null | 8 |
22,746 | 22,747 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 20 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 195,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Rust;Scala;Gleam | JavaScript;Kotlin | NA
Scheme, guile, clojure | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Datomic;Neo4J;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Make;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Make | Pulumi
Pulumi | Yes | Django;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Deno | null | Mithril
Mithril | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
Helix, neovim, emacs | Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | NA
Slab | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | Ollama | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Product, architectural, and strategic thinking. Soft skills and influence. | 126,768 | 6 |
22,747 | 22,748 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Debian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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... | experience, insight, beauty | null | null |
22,748 | 22,749 | 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 | null | null | null | 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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22,749 | 22,750 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 4 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 9,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Zig | null | Clojure
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;DuckDB;H2;Neo4J;Cockroachdb;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | Cloudflare;Prometheus | null | shadow-cljs, clojure-cli
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;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) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | Devin
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | absolutely not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 65,634 | null |
22,750 | 22,751 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 53 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 53 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 102,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django;React | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. Not until the LLM process is so reliable that the thing checked into the source repository is the prompt, not the generated code. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Eliciting from the users what they really need (not just what they say they want or need).
BTW, if you're worried about AI taking over your job, your job is a bullshit job. | 102,000 | 9 |
22,751 | 22,752 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 25 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Make;Ninja;Pacman | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Make;Ninja;Pacman | CMake, Conan
NA | Yes | React;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Arch | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Gitea
Gitea | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | 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;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No :) | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 InfoS... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All of them :) | null | 7 |
22,752 | 22,753 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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 | 5 | Student | 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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22,753 | 22,754 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Project manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | It is but it wouldn't work at all without my programming knowledge. I still have to intervene often to make the code work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | OpenRouter;Amazon Bedrock Agents | Copilot, Roo Code | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);v0.dev;Perplexity | 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 | Vibe coding, innovative profitable business ideas, full-stack development, JavaScript, Typescript, Expo, LLM knowledge, data and computer scientists. | null | 8 |
22,754 | 22,755 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exch... | 8 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 122,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);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 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 122,000 | 6 |
22,755 | 22,756 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | Insurance | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | Lit
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Zed | Zed | helix
helix | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | Codeberg
Codeberg | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and I find that term offensively reductive of the complex problem solving coding takes. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 6 |
22,756 | 22,757 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Netlify | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No not really | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | System design and tradeoffs, pipeline and dev ops. reliability. Translating requirements into a designed system | 140,000 | 7 |
22,757 | 22,758 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 23 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 12 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Portugol
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | 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 | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Innovation, logical reasoning, teamwork sociability and efficiency, AI development, artistic creativity, handcraftsmanship | 19,114 | null |
22,758 | 22,759 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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) | 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) | 27 | Support engineer or analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 149,000 | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 96,864 | 6 |
22,759 | 22,760 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 16 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 80 | 50 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 980,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Prolog;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
Haskell, Clojure | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Valkey | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Gupta SQLBase
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Hex.pm
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Phoenix;React | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Phoenix;React | Phoenix, Sanic, Axum, Rocket, Actix
Phoenix, Axum | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Emacs
Emacs | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Red Hat;Fedora | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Fediverse
Fediverse | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I would not even consider it due to all the issues, such as cybersecurity, quality, accuracy, and correctness. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Problem solving. Recognising when AI hallucinates. Understanding a project and not individual pieces. | 96,851 | null |
22,760 | 22,761 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Railway;Vercel | Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;React | Express;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;React | Flask;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ultralytics | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nooo. I'm vehemently against it. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging. From my experience, AI is completely incapable of figuring out problems in code.
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22,761 | 22,762 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Deno;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows;Arch | GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | anything related to decision making | null | null |
22,762 | 22,763 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
memory saftey | Other (please specify):
use of AI in any way | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Ada;Erlang;GDScript;Lua;Perl;Gleam | Ada;Erlang;GDScript;Lisp;OCaml;Prolog;Gleam | Ada;Erlang;GDScript;Gleam | Nim
Beef, Odin, APL, Nim | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;NixOS | Windows;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Org-Mode
Org-Mode, Codeberg, gitee | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | usenet, IRC, matrix, rocket-chat, nerimity, mattermost, mastodon, spacebar.chat, revolt-chat, telegram
usenet, IRC, matrix, rocket-chat, nerimity, mattermost, mastodon, spacebar.chat, revolt-chat | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Other (write in): | Other (write in):
wish I didn't have to use Stack Overflow | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. Straight to the gulag with you. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | The Gulag is an excellent place to send AI developers to maximize their contributions to programming and society! | null | null |
22,763 | 22,764 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;Schoo... | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,764 | 22,765 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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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22,765 | 22,766 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 35,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;PHP;SQL | Assembly;C;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Perl;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl | Agda, Idris2, Raku, Markdown, LaTeX, jq, awk
Agda, Markdown, LaTeX, Troff, jq, awk | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pacman | Make;Pacman | Make;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Abstract rigorous thought. AI in its current form is very fuzzy, even as it grows grows sharper, it still has imprecision built into it. | 35,000 | null |
22,766 | 22,767 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 29 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 29 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | India | INR Indian rupee | 240,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2,790 | 4 |
22,767 | 22,768 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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 | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 3,000,000 | Yes | C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;Deno;React;Vue.js | React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 | 9,992 | 7 |
22,768 | 22,769 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 11 | 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) | 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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22,769 | 22,770 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 7,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | ImageJ macro
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | 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 | Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | 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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | 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 | grasp complex codebases | 1,274 | null |
22,770 | 22,771 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 42 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,771 | 22,772 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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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22,772 | 22,773 | 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.) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
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22,773 | 22,774 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Financial analyst or engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
PRESENCE of AI | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust;Gleam | Rust;Gleam | Rust;Gleam | Objective-C
Objective-C | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | Nova
Nova | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;NixOS | Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | Codeberg
Codeberg | null | null | null | Sharkey, Mastodon
Sharkey, Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Fuck no. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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... | All of them. I reiterate: fuck the thinking machines. | 110,000 | null |
22,774 | 22,775 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 35,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry;Webpack | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Fedora | Windows | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly 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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Architecting software, mixing components, understanding big and complex systems, review software safety and correctness. I think correctness garanties will be one of the most important. | 37,111 | 8 |
22,775 | 22,776 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | 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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22,776 | 22,777 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Guatemala | USD United States dollar | 41,600 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;React | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | null | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 41,600 | 9 |
22,777 | 22,778 | 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 | Attending school (full-time) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Coding Bootcamp | 1 | Student | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
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22,778 | 22,779 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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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22,779 | 22,780 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Israel | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,780 | 22,781 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Android;Red Hat | Windows;Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No i do not lol | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | Redis | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | Mathematics and Computerscience theory | null | null |
22,781 | 22,782 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
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22,782 | 22,783 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | null | null | null | 8 |
22,783 | 22,784 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C# | Python;R | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | At times it is, for very narrow tasks such as producing a single class or some unit tests. Seems to me the tools have only become good enough in the last 3-6 months for this to be a thing. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Honestly, I believe all the same skills will be valuable, just used differently. AI hallucinates and likely always will. But so do people. You still have to understand and test the code that AI generates. If you don't, now or in the future, you're asking for trouble. | null | 8 |
22,784 | 22,785 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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22,785 | 22,786 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Go;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript;Zig | Go;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Homebrew;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;X;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;X;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;X;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
22,786 | 22,787 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | Cameroon | XAF Central African CFA franc | 7,200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Django;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Bitbucket
Bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Other (write in): | It's not part but i've done it once for a take-home interview project | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | System design and architecture | 12,737 | 7 |
22,787 | 22,788 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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22,788 | 22,789 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | 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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22,789 | 22,790 | I am learning to code | 25-34 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 | 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 | null | Developer, mobile | 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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22,790 | 22,791 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 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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22,791 | 22,792 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | Myanmar | MMK Myanmar kyat | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Astro;Deno;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Deno;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration withi... | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | human reasoning | null | 8 |
22,792 | 22,793 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Monday.com | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Semantic Kernel | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
22,793 | 22,794 | 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.) | 26 | 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 | 28 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 128,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Symfony;Vue.js | Symfony;Vue.js | Symfony;Vue.js | Craft CMS / Yii
Craft CMS / Yii | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I'm sort of turned off by the concept. I personally enjoy details and syntax and actually writing code, so the thought of just telling AI what I want to make isn't very appealing. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Developers will still need to know how to write code that goes beyond just "does it work?" | 128,000 | 7 |
22,794 | 22,795 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | 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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22,795 | 22,796 | 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 | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
uses AI in a manner which is not helpful to the overall purpose | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;OCaml;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | haskell
haskell | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | rds or whatever
rds or whatever | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Deno;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Android Studio;Nano;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Android Studio;Nano;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | codeberg, self-hosted forgejo
codeberg, self-hosted forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Get an answer to my question. All of the below are tied for 2nd (second) place. | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Other (write in): | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | EW
also,
I just want to live in the nature of the gently lived-in, mostly undisturbed North European countryside. Is that so hard? I make computers do things because I can and because people pay me for it. I don't need to deal with some hallucinating child brain that every CEO wants to jam down every consumer's throat... | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | FLESH
ABILITY TO OUTSOURCE THOUGHT
EMOTION?
DESIRE TO FIGHT OVER ANYTHING
and finally, well-designed brains. | 30,000 | null |
22,796 | 22,797 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | F#;Go;Kotlin;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | Kubernetes;Podman;Vite | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React | Deno;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim;Zed | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | NixOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | null | null | 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 | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | 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 | 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.;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 | High-level software architecture and planning, complex troubleshooting, applying the solution for a bug in one part of a software project to another based on reasoned deduction. | 85,000 | 7 |
22,797 | 22,798 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 30 | 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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22,798 | 22,799 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | null | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
22,799 | 22,800 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
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 | 10 | 10 | Romania | USD United States dollar | 480,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;npm;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Docker;Firebase;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Portainer
Portainer | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Echo
Echo | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;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 | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and rational thinking | 480,000 | 10 |
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