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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;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
6
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project 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
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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 NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, I don't like the idea of it and haven't tried it, yet am somewhat interested in trying based on results I've seen others get
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
High-level planning of large systems, user experience optimization, developer experience optimization, marketing
null
null
22,701
22,702
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
22
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
26
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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22,702
22,703
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
10
Founder, technology or otherwise
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
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
Easy-to-use API 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 NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
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30,000
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22,703
22,704
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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
5
Other (please specify):
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Fintech
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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22,704
22,705
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
14
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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20
Developer, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Recognition from peers for your work NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
130,000
Yes
C#;Dart;Java;Kotlin
Dart;Java;Kotlin
Dart;Java;Kotlin
NA 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
NA NA
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null
NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
7
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 NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,708
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,710
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
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null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
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null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 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
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,729
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,730
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 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
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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
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 NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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null
null
null
null
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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.
null
null
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!
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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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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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.
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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
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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)
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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 these fields are not re-orderable in firefox android
Lack of AI or AI agents these fields are not re-orderable in firefox android
Software Development
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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 NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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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
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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
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null
Israel
USD United States dollar
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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9
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 NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA 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.
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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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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 NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,795
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,798
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,799
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